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Cape Coast Castle is one of about forty "slave castles", or large commercial forts, built on the Gold Coast of West Africa (now Ghana) by European traders. It was originally a Portuguese trading post, established in 1555: It was later used in the Atlantic slave trade. They were used to hold enslaved Africans before they were loaded onto ships and sold in the Americas, especially the Caribbean. Cape Coast, Castle Art, Black Travel, Trading Post, Do What Is Right, The Atlantic, West Africa, The Caribbean, Gold Coast

Cape Coast Castle is one of about forty "slave castles", or large commercial forts, built on the Gold Coast of West Africa (now Ghana) by European traders. It was originally a Portuguese trading post, established in 1555: It was later used in the Atlantic slave trade. They were used to hold enslaved Africans before they were loaded onto ships and sold in the Americas, especially the Caribbean.

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Cape Coast Castle was one of approximately 60 fortresses/castles on Ghana's west coast during the trans Atlantic slave trading days. Built in the 1400s, it was one of the main holding places for slaves being shipped to the Americas. Built by the Portugese, it was subsequently owned by the Dutch, Swedes, and English over its lifetime. Today it is a UNESCO World Heritage site and a must see for anyone visiting Ghana in West Africa.

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