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When the Ancestors Called: A Soul-Stirring Return to Ghana’s Slave River
When the Ancestors Called: A Soul-Stirring Return to Ghana’s Slave River

    An African-American woman shared her experience visiting the Assin Manso slave river in Ghana, a place where Europeans once marched their ancestors, covering the distance from New York to Florida.   “They used to put the enslaved people in the river to clean them, then lather and grease them to give the appearance of good...

Visiting Assin Manso: A Journey of Remembrance
Visiting Assin Manso: A Journey of Remembrance

Through my company, Elysium Tours, I had the profound opportunity to take our guests to visit the Assin Manso Slave River, a site where my ancestors were once held in chains and shackles. This was the place where enslaved Africans were brought for their “last bath” before being sold to buyers, taken to the dungeons, and eventually shipped...

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