The Slave Island. Gorée Senegal

Gorée is a tiny, car-free island off the coast of Dakar, in Senegal. It's known for its role in the 15th- to 19th-century Atlantic slave trade. On the narrow streets, colonial buildings include the House of Slaves, now a museum. The 19th-century Fort d'Estrées houses the IFAN Historical Museum, with exhibits on Senegal's past. The Henriette Bathily Women's Museum considers the role of women in West African society.

Gorée Island was first visited (1444) by Portuguese sailors under Dinís Dias and occupied in subsequent years. The island's indigenous Lebu people were later displaced, and fortifications were erected. The town was active in the Atlantic slave trade from 1536 until 1848, when slavery was abolished in Senegal. Historians debate whether Gorée was a major entrepôt for the trade or simply one of many centres from which Africans were taken to the Americas.

Gorée changed hands several times, but from 1817 until Senegal's independence in 1960 it was under the control of France. As early as 1848 Gorée participated in French elections, and it was represented in the French Parliament during the first half of the 20th century. The island's importance steadily declined with the rise of Saint-Louis and Dakar on the mainland.

Several museums and the remains of colonial-era forts attract tourists. The Maison des Esclaves ("Slave House"), which was constructed in 1786, includes displays of slavery artifacts, and the Fort d'Estrées (built in the 1850s) is the site of a historical museum. There are also museums of women's history and of the sea. In 1978 Gorée Island was declared a UNESCO World Heritage site, and several of its historic structures were restored in the 1980s and '90s.

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[wisdom]

after I visited Goree and heard that the chiefs sold their own people out, unfortunately i didnt feel sad i just saw it as business. capitalism at its best. it was just humans had a price tag on their head. . plus it wasn't like the the Europeans didn't have inside help for 300 plus years. there were generations of tribal sellouts that aided this entire operation. And the church? why would any sensible descendant of slaves believe in the Christian God after all the captures beat your ancestors, tortured, raped and killed them and then they go pray in the church, slaves were forced to help build, up the hill for a safe voyage to the new world. Make it make sense? I was just visited the island yesterday afternoon. i left with more questions than answers. The Island is beautiful though.

[cinnamonstar]

The ♩ music ♬ is inappropriate .. especially when 8 to 10 million souls are still at the bottom of the Atlantic ocean.

[godaughter]

Sad. I can't believe these ppl who called themselves Christians did that to slaves. Jesus have mercy on them.

[BayAreaMusicVideos]

Poor people were thrown out to be eaten by the Sharks is horrendous 😒 Horrible way to die

[MikeMcgaskey]

Obama also has a plaque saying when he visited the slave castle in Ghana. He didn’t fight for blacks or Africans so why did he visit all the slave ports?

[Jochoa]

I need to go here with my Central American Lenca heritage so we can share our pain

[pameladucker]

Where's the blacks saying " this island should be condemned or put on jail

[harrisonwintergreen]

This island needs to pay reparations 💰

[jonelle]

WHY funky music?? That is my very first thought! 🤦🏽‍♀️

[heykarinahere]

I visited my very first car-free island in Portugal and it was amazing, so peaceful!!! And the air felt so fresh too! Great video Alex, I truly enjoyed it and love the quality of the video too :)

[thesecretoflife-wixc]

Amaizing video, good for the turism of the island

[camerons-m]

That’s really weird I’m doing a project on Senegal and this pops up
CREEPY

[draydelrosario]

This is interesting. I’m currently in Mali country nearby. I maybe check it out too.

Will check more of your videos! 👍🏽

[jamesgreen]

At some point we as a people got stop hurting our selfs get a plan a back bone and do some to demon minded devil's hurts to see it's steal going on and we help to harm our self peace to you all

[jacquelinebeaulieu]

Doesn't t everyone know that we all come from Africa, so I guess we were all black at some point .

[klivityloja]

YES. ISLAMIC SLAVE TRADE WAS HORRIFIC!

[unityyyent]

So your saying if I go there with 1000 US dollars I can have 10 maids and a tour guide touring people in my home while I get my feet rubbed jubilantly?🤔

[lucycookson]

This is an awful choice of music for such a serious delicate topic

[pageone]

There’s also a place like this in Ghana 🇬🇭 that place has a church upstairs from where they were robbing my ancestors of their true identity and history

[batuhanavsar]

Please stop blaming world and all people. Just blame the europe. Especially france, uk, spain, portuguese.