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Located in Elmina Castle on the Cape Coast in West Africa, it was built in 1482 by the Portuguese and became a major center in the Atlantic Slave Trade. Originally protecting the gold trade, it would later house what was known as the Door of No Return. A tiny doorway through which slaves, after being housed for months in unimaginable, inhumane conditions, fed at most once a day, tortured, and emaciated, would be escorted to awaiting ships, too weak to struggle. The last time they would ever see their homeland, either perishing in transit or being sold into servitude in a foreign country.

Returning centuries later to capture this photograph, with sunlight beaming through the doorway, is an inspiring full-circle moment. A story of perseverance and survival against all odds. It means that for this moment to of taken place, generations of my ancestors not only survived, but thrived, so that I could one day thrive and later return to that site and reflect on their struggle and atrocities. Never to be forgotten.

This image is available for the following products: Metal Prints, Canvas Prints, Framed Prints, Acrylic Blocks, Standout Prints, Giclee Fine Art Prints, Prints & Posters

Elmina Castle, situated on the Cape Coast in West Africa, was constructed in 1482 by the Portuguese and became a pivotal center in the Atlantic Slave Trade. Originally protecting the gold trade, it would later house slaves under unimaginable and inhumane conditions for months until slave ships returned. Then, emaciated men, women, and children would exit the castle through what was known as “The Door of No Return”. A tiny doorway through which slaves would be escorted to awaiting ships, too weak to struggle. The last time they would ever see their homeland, either perishing in transit or being sold into servitude in a foreign country.

Returning centuries later to capture this photograph, with sunlight beaming through the doorway, is an inspiring full-circle moment. A story of perseverance and survival against all odds. It means that for this moment to of taken place, generations of my ancestors not only survived, but thrived, so that I could one day thrive and later return to that site and reflect on their struggle and atrocities. Never to be forgotten.