In 1793, in response to this demand, successful merchants built the Goree Warehouses, named after Senegal's Goree Islands off the coast of Africa. When fire destroyed the buildings in 1802 ...

Brazilian artist Aline Motta's trilogy, "If the Sea Had Balconies, Bridges Over the Abyss, and Other Foundations," is currently on display at the landing stage of Gorée Island. The exhibition ...