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Ghana welcomes brothers
and sisters from around the world who wish to explore their
path in history. The dark days of the infamous Slave Trade have
now receded into the past, but citizens of many states around
the world still acknowledge and treasure their family links
with Ghana, returning to explore those links and experience
the soul of their motherland.
In Accra, the George Padmore Library, the Du Bois Memorial Centre,
and the University of Ghana at Legon, are rich repositories
of the chronicles of the diaspora. In these, and other institutions,
manuscripts and records provide researchers with a wealth of
knowledge. In Ghana, expert researchers, and elders from all
the tribes are willing to assist the serious explorer. Above
all, many of these institutions are sources of inspiration for
all, filled as they are with the works of the great pan-Africanists.
To assist this exploration of history, many sites in Ghana are
identified as significant locations on the Slave Route. Some
are focal points, such as the Castles of Cape Coast and Elmina;
some are sites of slave markets, still with their cruel manacles
or village defences, while others denote connections with specific
people or events.
Throughout Africa, Ghana is working together to ensure a continued
kinship with the people of the diaspora.
Ghana has endeavoured to help guide the way, and to assist serious
research the following organisations may be able to provide
information:
Du Bois Memorial Centre for Pan African
Culture
P.O. Box C975
Accra, Ghana
Tel: 233-21-776502
Fax: 233-21-772031
Balme Library
University of Ghana at Legon
P.O. Box 25
Legon-Accra
Ghana
Tel: 233-21-775309
George Padmore Research Library On African
Affairs
P.O. Box 2970
Accra, Ghana
Tel: 233-21-220402
National Museum
P.O. Box M.40
Accra, Ghana
Tel: 233-21-221633
National Commission For Culture
P.O. Box 3356
Accra, Ghana
Tel: 233-21-662581
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