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Cape Coast Castle: The Door of No Return
Lucas and Luna explore Cape Coast Castle, the brutal epicenter of the Atlantic slave trade on Ghana's Gold Coast. They trace its origins as a Swedish trading post in 1653, its capture by the English, and its expansion into a fortress that held up to 1,500 enslaved Africans in its dungeons. The episode details the castle's layout—the male dungeon, the female dungeon, and the infamous 'Door of No Return'—and contrasts the cramped, filthy conditions below with the airy governor's quarters above. The conversation also covers the role of local Akan states like Fetu and the…
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