Sarpong Osei Asamoah
Ghanaian poet and educator whose work is informed by visits to Elmina Castle and explores memory, loss, and transcendence in post-colonial contexts.
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Apr 9, 2026 • 54min
The complex legacy of the first European 'slave castle'
Sarpong Osei Asamoah, Ghanaian poet who writes about memory and loss. Bayo Holsey, Emory scholar of the slave trade and community memory. Ato Quayson, Stanford scholar of colonial architecture and urban history. Philip Amoa-Mensah, longtime Elmina tour guide. They explore Elmina’s bustling harbor, the imposing castle’s architecture and dungeons, inscriptions and the Door of No Return, and the town’s resilient, living culture.
