Saturday, February 12, 2011

President Obama in Ghana at the Cape Coast Dungeons‏ pt 1-2



Though you are not required to comment on this video, I do encourage you to watch the entire video. This video clip captures President Obama's visit to an important historical site in Ghana where Africans were carried away from their home and shipped, like cargo, to America to be sold and traded as slaves. At the outer contours of the Cape Coast Dungeons the words "Door of No Return" are posted above an ominous corridor that leads out to the Atlantic.

I urge you to watch the video especially around the 4:10-5:40 mark. In this segment of the video, President Obama reflects on the relevance and importance of learning about slavery.

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8 comments:

  1. AbdulFebruary 12, 2011 at 7:40 PM

    I think Obama is somehow related to the slaves. How he talks about them shows he really cares about the topic. I think Obama is right how that place in Ghana is important not only to African-Americans, but to everyone. Now everyone should think slavery is bad. I can't imagine what made them think about slavery. If so, there is no reason why they chose Africans. This topic keeps me thinking about the history of African-American slaves.

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  2. UnknownFebruary 12, 2011 at 9:13 PM

    I wounder what people who weren't desesatized to slavery coped with what was going on? And I wonder what went through the people's whose jobs it was to take kipnap people to be slaves? I mean your taking someone from their home on a trip that they might not even survive to work the rest of their lives. How can you not feel like you're doing something wrong?

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  3. UnknownFebruary 12, 2011 at 10:35 PM

    You know how Abdul was talking about slaves and why were only African-Americans enslaved? Well, They didnt want to slaves themselves, the europeans. Asia was too far to reach, and they would probably lose more men than how many slaves they will get. So, a resonable place is Africa.

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  4. UnknownFebruary 12, 2011 at 11:45 PM

    and most came from west africa because it was right at the cost where their ships where.

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  5. sienna heartFebruary 13, 2011 at 10:42 AM

    Can things get worse??????????????????????

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  6. UnknownFebruary 13, 2011 at 12:28 PM

    what do you mean Sienna?

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  7. AnonymousFebruary 13, 2011 at 1:28 PM

    I feel you bro!

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  8. UnknownFebruary 13, 2011 at 2:16 PM

    this is sad that they like kidnapped a bunch of people to become slaves and the people who sold them to become slaves were all like so wwhaaaattt whhoooo caaareess. that is really saaad.

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