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Built in 1482 by Portuguese traders, Elmina Castle was the first European slave-trading post in all of sub-saharan Africa. Located on the western coast of present-day Ghana, it was...
A walk through Elmina Castle!This was the second fort / castle we visited in Ghana that was part of the West African slave trade. All of these castles and fo...
First established as a trade settlement, the castle later became one of the most important stops on the route of the Atlantic slave trade. The Dutch seized the fort from the Portuguese in 1637, after an unsuccessful attempt in 1596, and took over all of the Portuguese Gold Coast in 1642.
Elmina Castle is a UNESCO World Heritage Site located in Elmina, Ghana, that was built by the Portuguese in 1482. The castle served as a trading post and a hub for the transatlantic...
26 maj 2024 · But this 500-year-old fortress, the oldest European structure still standing in sub-Saharan Africa, holds within its storied walls an ugly truth – this was one of the most prolific slave trading posts in history.
7 wrz 2013 · Students are assigned internships at newspapers, ad agencies, as well as radio and television stations. This video chronicles the 2013 cohort's tour of Elmina Castle, a central port for the transatlantic slave trade. Professor H. Leslie Steeves directs the SOJC Media in Ghana study abroad program.
