Anywhere up to 1,000 male and 500 female slaves were chained and crammed into the Cape Coast Castle in Ghana. A castle which contained dank, poorly ventilated dungeons. Captured slaves were never allowed to lie down with any space around themselves, and had very little light. Slaves alao lived without water or proper sanitation; the floor of the dungeon was […]
Cape Coast Castle of Ghana
History of the El Mina Slave Castle in Ghana
The castles were the ultimate stop in many ways. They provided the last experience that men and women had in their homeland before their final departure. For those who didn’t make it to the new world, the castles were the last place they ever saw on dry land. The last shreds of hope would wither away with every day of […]