Africa's huge abandoned castle that is now a haven for dark tourism
One castle that has become a dark tourism hotspot is Ghana's St George's Castle, also known as Elmina Castle. Now a UNESCO ...
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Elmina Castle, trading outpost and "slave factory"
The purpose of Elmina Castle, as well as the future outposts, was to give support to captains by providing their vessels with a secure harbor. The outposts were heavily armed against assault from ...
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What were West African slave fortresses?
Elmina Castle was built on the coast of what is now Ghana as a fortified trading post by Portuguese traders in 1482. It was the first trading post in that region of Africa. Initially, European ...
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The First Slave Auction at New Amsterdam in 1655
The Dutch had been involved with the African slave trade for some time, having seized Portugal's Elmina Castle along the West African coast about two decades earlier. Soon after gaining control of ...
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Freedom Beat: Justin Zullo
Justin Zullo’s path to Northwestern started at Elmina Castle, the former slave dungeon on the southern tip of Ghana. Zullo, then a senior at Brandeis, had traveled to the West African nation for a ...
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City of Elmina: The Architects of Elmina – This is how life should be
The City of Elmina was one of the first 'wellness' townships to be built in Selangor, Malaysia. But recession and stiff competition from developments around the area – who were also... We’re long-term ...
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Sime Darby Property's Elmina Lakeside Mall hits 99% occupancy
SHAH ALAM: Sime Darby Property Bhd ’s second fully owned mall, the Elmina Lakeside Mall (ELM), has achieved a 99% occupancy rate to date. Sharing the malls’ success, group managing director ...