In Senegal's Saint-Louis, Traces of Slave-Trading Past Are Being Erased
Historians say Saint-Louis lacks a major preserver of its slave-trade memory, and many former holding sites have been converted beyond recognition.
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In Senegal's Saint-Louis, traces of slave-trading past are being erased
The first French trading post in sub-Saharan Africa was established in Senegal's Saint-Louis in 1659 and the island soon became a holding point for thousands of captive Africans before they were shipped abroad. But Saint-Louis' role in the transatlantic slave trade is little known.
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AlKhaleej TodayIn Senegal’s Saint-Louis, traces of slave-trading past fade away
SAINT-LOUIS (Senegal), Aug 20 — A dilapidated two-century-old building in Saint-Louis, Senegal bears testament to the island’s little-known past as part of the transatlantic slave trade, the traces of which are quickly and quietly disappearing from view.Located in the country’s north, between the Atlantic Ocean and the Senegal River, the island is rarely mentioned in the history of the slave trade, even though it was a hub through which tens of …
The site, located in the north of the country between the Atlantic Ocean and the Senegal River, is rarely mentioned in the history of the slave trade, yet it was a major center through which thousands of slaves passed, according to historians interviewed by AFP. The first trading post established by the French in sub-Saharan Africa in 1659 and the former capital of the French colonial empire in West Africa, Saint-Louis served as a depot for capt…
On the island of Saint-Louis in Senegal, a collapsed balcony opened a breach in an old slave warehouse. This forgotten building refers to a past... L'article When an old wall collapses, the history of slavery reappeared in Saint-Louis appeared first on Le Singulier.
A bliss arose on the balcony of a former slave warehouse after the collapse of the facade of this two-century decrepit building on the island of Saint-Louis in Senegal, a place unknown to the transatlantic slave trade whose traces fade, to the great dam of historians. The site, located in the north of the country between the Atlantic Ocean and the Senegal River, is rarely mentioned in the history of the trade, but it was a centre where thousands…
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