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Bouquets of flowers & Trays of Food

Joe, Leon, Betty, Barbara, Dennis, Stevie

On the table in front of the pulpit we found two bouquets of flowers and two trays of appetizers....

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Here we are with our wives and church brethren back home in Brooklyn. Leon and I are wearing our...

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"Welcome Home, Pastor & Leon"

Refugees from Liberia

This poster was on the wall when I walked into the NYC high school where our church in Brooklyn...

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These 6 men and 3 women are Liberians -- 2 countries to the west from Ghana. They have been living...

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Uploaded on Mar 3, 2008

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The plaque of Remembrance

The stairs, the beach, the ocean

This plaque is in the wall of the castle. It reads: "In remembrance of the anguish of our...

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Uploaded on Mar 2, 2008

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When the captive men, women and children passed thru the Door of No Return, they went down...

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The Door of No Return (2)

The Door of No Return

Thru this door thousands of enslaved people left their home in Africa for the voyage to the New...

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Marched thru an underground tunnel in darkness, the slaves entered into this passageway that led to...

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Our guide in one of the slave dungeons

The sea-ward side of the Cape Coast Castle

Kept in almost total darkness under the castle, 1000 men and 300 women slaves were kept here until...

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The colonies in the New World were economic ventures, businesses meant to make a profit for the...

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Children in the church

Boys will be boys

As Leon and I are drinking the coconut milk, these boys and girls watched our every move.

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Peeling the coconut with his machete

One room, open air school

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These young boys were in class as we passed by on the street in front. I waved to them, and a couple...

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The Tano River

Preparing dinner in the courtyard of Pastor Peter's home

From the bridge high above the river. The river will fill this channel and flood onto main street...

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She's using abig knife to peel some roots that will be cooked for dinner. The standing woman is...

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Knocking down coconuts

Here's the family kitchen

The man in the blue shirt has a long bamboo stick and is knocking down the coconuts so that we can...

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Its hot year round in Ghana, so its not a good idea to cook indoors. Most people have an outdoor...

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Uploaded on Mar 2, 2008

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