Elmina Castle
This is a photo of Elmina Castle erected by the Portuguese in 1482 as one of the most important stops on the Atlantic Slave Trade.
A place were enslaved people were held captive until they were forcibly transported to the Americas.
The Castle has a 'door of no return’.
There were ships awaiting the enslaved Africans who were never to return to their homeland

This is a photo of Elmina Castle erected by the Portuguese in 1482 as one of the most important stops on the Atlantic Slave Trade. The Castle has a 'door of no return’ ”. There were ships awaiting the enslaved Africans who were never to return to their homeland

Plaque on Elmina Castle

Another view of Elmina Castle