Elmina

Cape Coast

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August 5th 2007
I forgot to journal this day, but I remember it being the worst day there, at least for me. We woke up and went to a church and celebrated mass. Whatever it was about that church (maybe the singing?) it put me in a mood to be alone. After mass and lunch with a group from Seattle in Ghana doing mission work, we went to Elmina Slave castle -- which is the building where slaves were held until they c ... read more

Africa » Ghana » Central » Cape Coast

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Formed from the merger of the British colony of the Gold Coast and the Togoland trust territory, Ghana in 1957 became the first sub-Saharan country in colonial Africa to gain its independence. A long series of coups resulted in the suspension of the ... ... read more