Senegal: The Door of No Return (TRIH ep 272)
1500 · Resource
Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook examine the history and modern meaning of Gorée Island and its House of Slaves in Senegal. They open with the evocative image of the 'door of no return' and trace Gorée's evolution from a marginal, disease-ravaged Atlantic outpost to a multi‑power trading hub (Portuguese, Dutch, English, French) and later a preserved symbol of the Atlantic slave trade. The hosts discuss how Gorée was repurposed as a museum and tourist pilgrimage site after Senegalese independ...
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