The slave trade monuments in west Africa

The vast majority of those who were enslaved and transported in the transatlantic slave trade were people from Central and West Africa, who had been sold by other West Africans to Western European slave traders. This gallery contains images from Fort Prinzenstein, The slaves road in Ouidah and The Fort of São João Baptista de Ajudá related to the slave trade in west Africa.

The remains of the Fort Prinzenstein in Keta, Ghana
Fort Prinzenstein, Keta, Ghana; November 7, 2019; Fort Prinzenstein is a fort located at Keta, Ghana which was used in the slave trade. Many such forts were built in Africa, but Prinzenstein is one of the few that lie east of the Volta River. The fort has been designated a World Heritage property. The fort is among the four major structures that were built by the Danish. The fort significantly played an important part in the slave trade, which involved Europeans in West Africa.
Remains and artifacts from the time of the slave trade in west Africa, preserved in the Fort Prinzenstein in Keta, Ghana
Fort Prinzenstein, Keta, Ghana; November 7, 2019; Remains and artifacts from the time of the slave trade in west Africa, preserved in the Fort Prinzenstein in Keta, Ghana. Fort Prinzenstein is a fort located at Keta, Ghana which was used in the slave trade. Many such forts were built in Africa, but Prinzenstein is one of the few that lie east of the Volta River. The fort has been designated a World Heritage property. The fort is among the four major structures that were built by the Danish. The fort significantly played an important part in the slave trade, which involved Europeans in West Africa.
Remains and artifacts from the time of the slave trade in west Africa, preserved in the Fort Prinzenstein in Keta, Ghana
Fort Prinzenstein, Keta, Ghana; November 7, 2019; Remains and artifacts from the time of the slave trade in west Africa, preserved in the Fort Prinzenstein in Keta, Ghana. Fort Prinzenstein is a fort located at Keta, Ghana which was used in the slave trade. Many such forts were built in Africa, but Prinzenstein is one of the few that lie east of the Volta River. The fort has been designated a World Heritage property. The fort is among the four major structures that were built by the Danish. The fort significantly played an important part in the slave trade, which involved Europeans in West Africa.
Remains and artifacts from the time of the slave trade in west Africa, preserved in the Fort Prinzenstein in Keta, Ghana
Fort Prinzenstein, Keta, Ghana; November 7, 2019; Remains and artifacts from the time of the slave trade in west Africa, preserved in the Fort Prinzenstein in Keta, Ghana. Fort Prinzenstein is a fort located at Keta, Ghana which was used in the slave trade. Many such forts were built in Africa, but Prinzenstein is one of the few that lie east of the Volta River. The fort has been designated a World Heritage property. The fort is among the four major structures that were built by the Danish. The fort significantly played an important part in the slave trade, which involved Europeans in West Africa.

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