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Window at the male dungeon, Elmina, Ghana, 2025

Window at the male dungeon

2025 Elmina, Ghana

A window in the dungeon that held enslaved men at Elmina Castle, Ghana, photographed in 2025; the fort, first built by the Portuguese in 1482, later became a major holding point in the Atlantic slave trade.

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