The Door of No Return: The History of Cape Coast Castle and the Atlantic Slave Trade
- ISBN-10
- 1933346167
- ISBN-13
- 9781933346168
- Series
- The Door of No Return
- Category
- Social Science / Ethnic Studies / American / African American & Black Studies
- Pages
- 282
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2009-02
- Publisher
- Bluebridge
- Author
- William St. Clair
Description
The grim history of the slave trade from Africa is one that has had an impact on generations of people all over the world. While much of the initial voyage and inhumane treatment of slavery has been historically analyzed, there has been little written on the several forts and castles along the coast of Ghana that were used as slave-holding facilities. This book focuses primarily on Cape Coast Castle, the African headquarters of the British slave trade from 1664 to 1807, through which countless men, women, and children were sold as slaves and carried away on slave ships, often to North America. It tells the story of the people who lived, worked, or were imprisoned within its walls, as well as the construction and upkeep of the building, the arrivals and departures of ships, the negotiations with local African leaders, and the deadly diseases inside.
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- 2000
- 252 pages
- Paperback
- Xlibris Corporation
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