, Senegal (Mar 18)

Dakar, Senegal, is a vibrant African capital of 1.5 million (metro area of almost 4 million). From the 15th-19th centuries, Dakar passed back and forth from Portuguese to Dutch to English to French colonialists until Senegal’s independence in 1960. Goree Island, off the coast of Dakar, has symbolized the slaves that were sold from Africa to the New World, many through the Gate of No Return on Goree Island.












And back in Dakar














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  1. AnonymousMarch 19, 2023 at 3:54 PM

    Love the African cloth !! and dressing style. It's so fun to see it when one is in Paris, but likely better and more prolific at the source. (F)

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  2. kayMarch 20, 2023 at 7:49 AM

    love the colorful clothing, the pretty baskets and the sculpture. and how sobering it must have been to visit Goree.

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  3. KathyMarch 22, 2023 at 5:40 PM

    Amazing learning of the real life in these diff places AND the history attached, esp from African slavery from our history. In SoAm it seems so much more current trialsn tho those histories have been turbulent too... But all over such different lives you get to see & learn about!!. I'm glad it's so real.. and appreciate your sharing. 🤗😇🥰

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