- Assin Manso Ancestral Slave River Park - we visit the Assin Manso slave river site which served as the place where slaves had their last bath on African soil before being marched down to the slave castles. They were fed and cleaned so they appeared attractive and healthy to guarantee higher prices. hot branding irons were used to burn identifying marks onto the skin of captives. The marks were a scar on the shoulder, breast or upper arm to show ownership. Other times, branding was used to show that proper duty had been paid. it is now a sacred place of remembrance. it is home for the first 2 diasporas (Lady Crystal from Jamaica and Samuel Carson from New York) whose remains were brought to Ghana through the “door of return” and Reburied. Also remains of African slave descendants from Barbados are buried on the site to symbolize emancipation and reconnection.
- Private transportation
- Bottled water
- Lunch
- In-vehicle air conditioning
- Surcharges on fuel
- Gratuities
Last we met, you were bound in iron. Your pleas echoed from the confined spaces, guided through the irreversible gate, stripped of your African roots. Mothers yearned for their snatched sons, while children lingered in hope of their parent’s return. The earth still grieves for the lives lost who couldn’t survive. Liberation was the solitary dream fueling our forebears, aspiring to bask once again in their homeland, not as captives, but as resilient progeny recognizing and honoring the strength and resolve that birthed them. Reestablish your bond with the soil, follow in our forebears’ footsteps, and reconnect with your kin. This is me recounting the overlooked narratives of our history’s darkest hours, those we wish to shun, but the sorrowful cries and tears linger on.
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