Goree Island Weds. May 11

Goree Island was once a place where the Portugeese held slaves captive. We took a Fary across the Atlantic to get their and a man by the name of Mozambique was our tour guide. I will never forget when he said, ¨I was born and raised on Goree Island (Africa) and I will never die here.¨ That statement was beautiful. Throughout the Island he took us to the Museum where he showed us where the males, women and children stayed; there were markings and wittings on the walls since 1444. As I walked in the jail-like rooms, I felt nothing. There was not a soul or spirit there; no heavy weight was present. Throughout the captive area, it was peaceful despite the emotional moments that was shared by a few of my peers. We also saw preserved shackles and chains in the museum as well as full skeletons of of slaves that were dug up on the Island. It was a day full of  beautiful, yet a sad historical moment. 

--Asia Mapp