In Senegal's Saint-Louis, traces of slave-trading past fade away
Summary
In Saint-Louis, Senegal, there is an old building that shows the area’s past role in the transatlantic slave trade. This history is not well known and the remaining signs of this past are disappearing quickly.Key Facts
- Saint-Louis is an island in northern Senegal between the Atlantic Ocean and the Senegal River.
- The island was once a hub in the transatlantic slave trade.
- Tens of thousands of Africans passed through Saint-Louis during the slave trade era.
- The slave trade history of Saint-Louis is not commonly mentioned in historical accounts.
- There is a two-century-old building in Saint-Louis that still shows evidence of this past.
- Physical traces of the slave trade past are fading or being lost over time.
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