Harris, in Africa, confronts painful past, envisions future

Kamala Harris faces painful Black history in emotional slave outpost visit

Vice President Kamala Harris emerged from the female slave dungeon at Cape Coast Castle visibly shaken. It was a rare show of emotion for the typically stoic barrier-breaking leader, often reticent…

Harris confronts Africa's painful past and envisions a brighter future

"The horror of what happened here must always be remembered," she said from the fort as the sun set over the water. "It cannot be denied. It must be taught. History must be learned."

Harris Confronts Painful Past In Africa: Harris, in Africa, confronts painful past, envisions future

Rest of World News: US Vice President Kamala Harris visited Cape Coast Castle in Ghana, a former slave trading post, where millions of enslaved Africans were held captive

Harris, in Africa, confronts painful past, envisions future

CAPE COAST, Ghana (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris on Tuesday stepped through the black doors of a colonial-era seaside fort and down into the dungeons, touring a site where millions of enslaved Africans were held captive before they were loaded o

Kamala Harris confronts painful past in Ghana

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris and Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff entered the black doors of the colonial-era Cape Coast Castle in Ghana. (March 29)

Kamala Harris, in Africa, confronts painful past, envisions future

With her visit to Cape Coast Castle, Harris was insisting on remembering the painful past even as she stood earlier Tuesday before a monument commemorating Ghana’s independence, envisioning a grand future between the U.S. and Africa propelled by innovation on the continent.