There is really no way to prepare for the emotional journey on which we are about to embark. Our hours long trip is insignificant. The ancestors who were marched to this place often traveled more than 300 miles in heavy chains under the watchful eye of both African and European slavers. At Assin Mansa the enslaved were given their last bath before being locked up and old from the dungeons along the coast.
As we enter the wall of the museum compound, we find the grounds somewhat in disrepair. Along the walls which urround the property are pictures of freedom fighters from throughout the African Diapora including Marcus Garvey, Frederick Douglass and Sorjourner Truth among other. However, the
individual whose vision of providing a sense of home for Africans taken from this land was missing. The glass which encased the photo of Kwame Nkrumah, lay broken against the wall and the frame hung in piece on the wall and the picture was missing!
More later.
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