President Barack Obama has spent the afternoon touring a Senegalese Island where Africans were shipped across the Atlantic into slavery and
he called the visit a 'very powerful moment.' Obama says visiting Goree
Island Thursday with his family helps them fully appreciate the
magnitude of the slave trade. They toured the museum at the Maison des
Esclaves where slaves were gathered before going through the 'Door of No
Return' and being forced onto ships bound for North America.
Obama also
said that, as an African American and an African-American president,
the trip gave him an even greater motivation to stand up for human rights
around the world, and the visit came just hours after he clashed with
his Senegalese hosts over gay rights.
He said the island is a reminder
of what happens when civil rights are not protected.
How sweet! How hope to visit this place with my family, as well, hopefully, Christmas! ***heheheheheheheheheheheh*
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