The Cape Coast slave castle was used by the English, Dutch, and Swedish until the 19th century to keep hundreds of slaves in capitvity until they were sold and shipped to the West Indies, Carribean, or the Americas. The holding cells were poorly lit and ventilated. 16 x 32 foot spaces held roughly 150 people, 5 cells per gender. They were fed food and water during their stay and were bathed once a week. Most died of malnutrition and disease before their shipments and were brought out to sea to prevent the disease spread on land. Ironically, the male dungeon was directly below the church space. It was at least 90F in the sun.
yummm mangoes! eat some extra for me!
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