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| Obamas at the 'Door of No Return': First Family makes emotional trip to former slaving port in Senegal from where captives were shipped to America |
President
Obama said that the visit to the former slave trade hub was important
to him as an African American and an African American President tasked
with protecting human rights
The Obamas visited Goree Island's Door of No Return where the slaves would embark on their journeys across the Atlantic Ocean
Facing
history: President Obama took a tour of Goree Island outside of Dakar,
Senegal where slaves used to be depart on boats bound for America in the
late 18th century
President
Obama was accompanied to Goree Island by his wife Michelle, their
eldest daughter Malia, Michelle's mother Marian Robinson and their niece
Leslie
Obama peered out at the crashing waves through the island's 'Door of No Return,' at first by himself
Mrs Obama
joined him at the poignant doorway, and he said that the visit helped
remind them of the importance of protecting civil rights
President Obama has a sombre moment at the Door of No Return
Though the Maison des Esclaves has become a popular tourist destination, it was one of the more minor slave shipping ports in
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