African Slave Castle in Ghana: A Powerful and Emotional Journey

Journey to one of the most haunting buildings in Africa. A Slave Castle on Ghana's Cape Coast, visited recently by US President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama who is herself a decedent of slaves. 'The Road To Elmina', set to a Miles Davis score.

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[beetweenmylegs]

black sold blacks and i wouldn't compare the slave trade to the holocaust because millions didn't die.

[rayjones100]

Yes, indeed some blacks were also involved in the slave trade. Nobody here is denying that...or comparing it to the holocaust, its not a competition. But as for nobody dying, are you serious? You must do some research.

[rayjones100]

Miles Davis - Prayer (Oh Doctor Jesus) of the Porgy and Bess album.

[logcabiny]

It is an incredibly complex subject which is brought home well by this video and music. Guilt and blame don't help anyone. We can only look to the future and be aggressive about leaving this world a better more just place for our grandchildren. Every effort, small or large, counts toward this goal. IMHO this video counts toward helping make the world better no matter who was to blame for what and when.

[4JANDREL]

so very haunting - great choice of music - TY

[TheJohnCnet]

The anchesters from Black Americans

[ShabazzAllah1]

@beetweenmylegs What the hell our you talking about over 100 million Black men, women and children died in the Trans Atlantic slave trade. The so-called Jewish Holocaust was nothing compared to what happened to Black people in the western hemisphere. The Ashkenazim Jews were the major slave holders, buyers, traders, auctioneers, owners of the plantations and ships. They perpetrated a holocaust on Black people and their own scholars, historians, museums and rabbis said so.

[Mensah9]

so sad

[Gonzoidzz]

Notice this castle is in Ghana West Africa, and not Tunisia or Egypt! Afrocentric fools!

[onabreeze]

Yes and to add to rayjones100 the arabs must have spooky places as they were slave inventors and killed them like animals! they reffered to them as dossile animals yet you mostly hear about how whites used them as slaves whites are the black mans excuse if they fauil at anything im tired of beiong victimised as racist because im white and disagree with a black person just as there tired being called niggers i aint no cracker!! equality haha blacks please master the word!

[ricrossisaCOfakeBoss]

@galigirl111

so true so true i agree 100%

now we got prof. griff 1 of the only real americans who gives it straight up on everything these corporations will try to come in and take over africa like there doing every where else its a shame white people ruin everything they touch they brought aids to africa as well as all the disease they gave my fellow inians notice all races were fine before they come and affect our people with all these disease they were the 1 with the prom. not us real talk

[sealie15]

@fab1979

people who say Africans were involved are ignorant. in a kill or be killed situation of course Africans were involved. when on clan refuse the whites will go to the other rivaling clan and put them against that clan with false promises.

[fabs1979]

Typical. This video is designed to educate people about a significant world changing event and we have people using it as an excuse to either down play slavery by stating that Africans were involved...so that makes it ok then?! And others who want to see it as an excuse for looking at others outside of our own race...let's do for ourselves and unite and stop looking to others...I suggest some of u go to Ghana and see, maybe then we'll stop this bullshit (from whites and blacks)

[EJMsMOM]

the book called the destruction of the black civilation explains how africa was once great and how our ancestors destroyed each other just like we as black people are doing today etc drugs murder the past is being repeated but the first king on earth besides god was black now look at the present day wake up people knowledge is key

[qavigal]

1.who said I was blaming anyone, 2.yes alot of Africans did go to South America , some even escaped their captures and ran into the hills of such places like Ecuador 3. True the Kings of ancient Africa's past did use other Africans as slaves but never was it as bad as by the hands of the Europeans of that time and lastly, of course slavery was and most likely still present in Africa since Apartheid wasn't abolished but for a short while ago. your last comment was very true