Fort Prinzenstein in Keta, Ghana. Once a slave dungeon, built by the Danes in 1784. Hidden secrets.

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Fort Prinzenstein was one of the forts built in 1784 by the Danes on Keta's seaport in today's Ghana. Keta is located in Ghana's Volta Region. The Fort was used as a slave dungeon before their perilous journey across the Atlantic to the Americas and the Caribbean.
Fort Prinzenstein although dilapidated, it is a reminder to us all, about the lives that have been impacted by the nefarious acts by a group of people who till today, their offsprings are still benefiting from the sweat and toil of the Africans who were snatched from the region and coerced to work under harsh labour conditions till their demise.
Keta, was once the natural port in the south eastern part of Ghana. This port ceased to be the main port, when Tema harbour in the greater Accra Region became operational in 1962.
During their heyday, the Danes enacted a Treaty in 1784, on the Anlos (natives) prohibiting them from trading with anyone else. They were restricted permitted to trade ONLY with the Danes.
A strange feeling descends on one, as you try to imagine, how alcohol was use by the Danes to corrupt the natives. When one visits the Fort, one looks around and notices limited avenues of escape. The Danes, first factory built in Keta was the manufacturing of Alcohol. It seems the tactic of drugging, and ensuring the victims were inebriated were main tactics used to transport the victims across the Atlantic Ocean. Heartless. Our hearts go out to the people who were snatched from the area and sent into slavery/bondage.
The Danes, must apologise for their participation of such heinous acts (slavery) and must pay reparations to the Anlos or the natives of the region.
Fort Prinzenstein is now a World Heritage Site protected by UNESCO.
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[@Afidede441]

His Story.....learnt something new about Keta my roots👌🏾👍🏿

[@aem8129]

Has to be removed very soon before it's too late 😬
Denmark and Ghana has to go together about it