The Slave Trade
July 18th 2006 I’ve been trying to write this travel blog for over a week...actually longer. I wrote the first half and couldn’t finish. I came back to it days later, and still couldn’t get my thoughts together. I finally finished tonight. The thoughts started coming the minute I set foot in Pikworo Slave Camp. Unfortunately, the ability to express the thoughts and feelings has been a bit more difficu
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Tom
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Elmina
I visited both Elmina and Cape Coast Castles. They are both staggeringly horrible. I felt ill at ease at both sites. The minute I saw their gleaming white exteriors I was reminded of the Bible passage about the gleaming tombs filled with corruption. I have hope that we will learn from our past and not repeat our sins.