In Ghana, two of the country’s most famous spectacles, Elmina Castle and Cape Coast Castle are truly imposing. But their ancient walls were once home to one of the most tragic and brutal periods ...

In Ghana, two of the country’s most famous spectacles, Elmina Castle and Cape Coast Castle are truly imposing. But their ancient walls were once home to one of the most tragic and brutal periods ...

Walking around the Elmina Castle makes one question the value Ghanaians attach to state assets as one can clearly see open display of human excreta at various stages of decomposition. These human ...

Walking into Elmina Castle I felt a sense of aggression. I visited the castle as a tourist looking for other Black Americans to interview about their experience. Being a first-generation Ghanaian ...

The purpose of Elmina Castle, as well as the future outposts, was to give support to captains by providing their vessels with a secure harbor. The outposts were heavily armed against assault from ...

Elmina Castle stands as a haunting reminder of a dark chapter in human history. This impressive appearance, with its fortress-like architecture, witnessed the horrors of the foreign slave trade ...

One easily monitors activities in the town of Elmina. Just in front of the castle are canons that might have been used in the fierce fight that was waged for the control of this lucrative trading ...

ROCKFORD -- The Elmina Castle is located on the western coast of Ghana. It's a place with so much scenic beauty, but a dark history of enslavement. 13 WREX's Brittany Hardaway traveled to Africa ...