Culture Meets History in West Africa

Explore the vibrant culture and deep history of West Africa in this episode. Starting in Dakar, Senegal’s bustling capital, discover the contrasts of this dynamic city, from raw markets to the towering African Renaissance Monument. Then, take a ferry to the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Goree Island, home to the haunting House of Slaves and the Door of No Return, which memorializes the victims of the Atlantic Slave Trade. Journey through The Gambia to visit Juffureh, the ancestral village of Kunta Kenteh, whose story of resilience was made famous by Alex Haley’s “Roots.”