Gorée: An island preserving the past — View of Gorée Island from ferry boats. Gorée: An island preserving the past — The buildings reflect many colonizing powers of previous centuries: English, Dutch, French and Portuguese architecture can be seen everywhere. Gorée: An island preserving the past — Slaves would stand naked at the center being observed by traders above negotiating a price for them. Gorée: An island preserving the past — A cell 2.6 meters x 2.6 meters housed 15-20 men at a time for around 3 months. Gorée: An island preserving the past — Conditions were so horrid for the people forced to live here, an epidemic broke out, according to the curator of the House of Slaves. Gorée: An island preserving the past — The 'door-of-no-return' was the last step on African soil slaves would see, a wooden plank lead them from here to a slave ship. Gorée: An island preserving the past — Inside Africa's Errol Barnett looking out through the 'door-of-no-return'. Gorée: An island preserving the past — Eloi Coly, Chief curator at House of Slaves. Gorée: An island preserving the past — A beautiful flower-shaded walkway masks painful memories from centuries ago. Gorée: An island preserving the past — French cannons atop Gorée Island. Gorée: An island preserving the past — This monument points west, representing the millions of slaves headed toward the Americas. Gorée: An island preserving the past — Looking down on Gorée Island is like looking through a time machine. Prev Next