Door of No Return
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The Door of No Return is a symbolic and haunting memorial site on Gorée Island in Senegal, marking the final exit point from Africa for countless enslaved Africans during the transatlantic slave trade.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Door of No Return canonical | 4 |
| “Door of No Return” | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical site
ⓘ
memorial site ⓘ symbolic monument ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Atlantic slave trade
ⓘ
transatlantic slave trade ⓘ |
| country | Senegal ⓘ |
| culturalContext |
African diaspora memory
ⓘ
Pan-Africanism ⓘ |
| era | early modern period ⓘ |
| faces | Atlantic Ocean ⓘ |
| hasFunction | reminder of crimes against humanity ⓘ |
| hasHeritageStatus | site of memory of slavery ⓘ |
| hasNameInFrench | Porte du Non-Retour ⓘ |
| hasType | doorway ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | UNESCO World Heritage Site component ⓘ |
| languageOfName | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Gorée Island
ⓘ
House of Slaves ⓘ Senegal ⓘ |
| material |
plaster
ⓘ
stone ⓘ |
| memorializedBy |
educational exhibits at House of Slaves
ⓘ
museums ⓘ |
| overlooks | Atlantic Ocean ⓘ |
| partOf |
Gorée Island
ⓘ
surface form:
UNESCO World Heritage Site Gorée Island
|
| relatedTo |
European colonialism
ⓘ
history of slavery in Africa ⓘ triangular trade ⓘ |
| significance |
important site for African diaspora remembrance
ⓘ
major symbol of the slave trade in West Africa ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
African diaspora
ⓘ
final departure of enslaved Africans from Africa ⓘ forced exile ⓘ loss of freedom ⓘ suffering of enslaved Africans ⓘ |
| theme |
human rights
ⓘ
memory and reconciliation ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince | 1978 ⓘ |
| usedFor |
commemoration ceremonies
ⓘ
educational visits ⓘ memorial services ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
| visitedBy |
dignitaries
ⓘ
heads of state ⓘ members of the African diaspora ⓘ tourists ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
“Door of No Return”
subject surface form:
House of Slaves
subject surface form:
House of Slaves