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Through the door of no return [videorecording] / a film by Shirikiana Aina ; produced by Negod Gwad Productions, Inc. & Elimu Productions, Inc

Catalog Data

Author:
Aina, Shirikiana  Search this
Gerima, Haile  Search this
Negod-Gwad Productions  Search this
Elimu Productions  Search this
Mypheduh Films  Search this
Subject:
Elmina Castle (Elmina, Ghana)  Search this
Physical description:
1 videocassette (80 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 1/2 in
Type:
Videorecordings
Place:
United States
Ghana
Date:
1997
C1997
Summary:
"Following her father's footsteps, the film maker journeys to the Elmina Castle, that foreboding structure on the west coast of Ghana where millions of her ancestors were warehoused before being sent out through that last exit into the middle passage of slavery. Called by the voices of her father and other ancestors, the film maker returns to the continent the way her ancestors left, at night, by the water, back through the door of no return"--Container.
Topic:
African Americans--Race identity  Search this
African diaspora--History  Search this
Slave trade--History  Search this
Slavery  Search this
History  Search this
Call number:
E29.N3 T487 1997
Video 000443
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_633905