GHANAIAN SCHOOL CHILDREN RECEIVE A LECTURE ON THE EVILS OF THE SLAVE TRADE...WHILE VISITING ELMINA SLAVE FORTRESS

Above: School children and others gather outside the two rooms that were used to punish any slave being held captive at Elmina. The doors to the rooms were made of cast iron...they were very heavy and gave an omnious look to each room. This is the central walkway inside the fortress.
Below: The photo depicts the room that was used to "break" a male slave that resisted in any way. Does the skull above the door send a message? The message was death to those who enter here. No food or water. Almost no air to breath. Our small group felt the closeness of the room, which was no larger than a big closet. If you had to urinate or deficate, the floor was all that could be used. One can only imagine the smell inside that room. The iron door was closed on us and it was almost unbearable...within a couple of minutes. Death lurked inside that room--it was impossible not to feel it.