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Obama visit to Ghana slave fort steeped in symbolism for African-Americans
Jul 11, 2009 05:04 -0400
CAPE COAST, Ghana (AP) — From the rampart of a whitewashed fort once used to ship countless slaves from Africa to the Americas, Cheryl Hardin gazed through watery eyes at the route forcibly taken across the sea by her ancestors centuries before.
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