Gorée Island:man crying in slave's House

[mandinka50]

The slave trade you're talking about is not ancient. We're talking less than 300 years and the emancipation of slaves in the US took place in 1865......145 years ago. Hardly ancient history.

[auth76]

@mandinka50

Not to mention that institutionalized racism and Jim Crow continued through those 145 years. The Civil Rights bill was in 1964! All of this is far less ancient than what Americans explode fireworks for every 4th of July.

[magodis1]

there is one also in gambia name"juffureh"am from gambia but never step ma foot there...i really wanna go there.

[flawda2007]

like no lie my last name is goree. i never knew about this until my french teacher in high school told me to research my name. i am very shocked.

[bluegrasscox]

He Was Crying Because He Could Feel The Pain And Sadness Of Ancient Souls There :(

[cyberian75x]

Gorre Island By Phyllis C. Murray

Slowly we return to where it began

Each step retracing a lost tribal ban

Now we build and band anew

Every greeting will bind both brother and you

Goree ISLAND'S HISTORY does measure

All that man's inhumanity can lever

Leaving of remnanrs of slavery ...forever.

copyright 1987

[uvette88]

I think every african american should visit this place. Then maybe we would take more pride in ourselves and stop acting like fools.

[ezimora2002]

Not only African Americans but every black person i think...

[ChanaYah100]

None of the white people are crying. As a matter of fact, they are walking around smiling.

[WELLBRAN]

I could not see in this video any WHITE people smiling, where you got that idea from is in your head.

[jandroep3]

This causes pain and rage in each black man living in the world. The world is a big plantation, the chains are called now "restrictions" and the beatings are called now unemployment for the black people all over the world

[ChelskiBonjourino]

As sad as it is, the approach towards slavery was different during the 17th/18th century. The Dutch, the French, the Portuguese, the British, the Brandenburgers, the Swedish and the Danish were looking for profits and generally if the Chiefs agreed, then such forts as Goree and Elmina were built. We can't judge these peoples by our 21st century morals.

[WELLBRAN]

I agree the slave trader mentality has now long gone but there is still racism that should be stamped out. 17th and 18th century mentality cannot be compared to today...also we cannot chenge history, we just have to deal with it.

[zettebda]

I'm sitting here crying as I watch it! How can people be so evil? They shall pay for all that they have done. I can't wait!

[Charlie265]

Can't say where the crying man is from.

[ravinance]

i think portugal or spain .. but not sure .

[WoundedKite]

What film is this music from? Yes, I'm a retard.

[umtproductions00]

this music is from the movie Gladiator

[ShakirazHusband]

wow, powerful. he looked african, not african american, but thats kind of a guess. either way very sad and understandable.

[ezimora2002]

he is african but it doesnt matter .. evil is evil

[Erikrapule]

Excellente video...