Once a holding cell for kidnapped Africans, the island’s House of Slaves is today a UNESCO World Heritage site—and the site of healing and atonement.

The name was changed to Good Reed by the Dutch and the French called the island Goree - meaning good harbour ... On the island, there is a small fort known as Slave House. This was in effect one of ...

due in large measure to profits made in the Atlantic slave trade, brought an increasing demand for storage space. In 1793, in response to this demand, successful merchants built the Goree ...

Accompanied by the blind Swiss pianist Moncef Genoud and the Director of the Gorée House of Slaves Museum, Joseph N'Diaye, the Senegalese singer wrote new songs during this initiatory voyage ...

Historian Dr. Ana Lucia Araujo In this passage, Dr. Araujo is addressing a question about the House of Slaves on Goree Island, Senegal (Chapter 7). At the House of Slaves, estimates of the number of ...