What is House of slaves?
[[File:Maison-des-esclaves-goree-01.jpg|thumb|Statues and plaque at the House of Slaves Memorial (2006)]] The '''House of slaves''' is a museum and memorial to the [[Atlantic slave trade]]. It is located on [[Gorée Island]], {{Convert|3|km}} off the coast of [[Dakar]], [[Senegal]]. In 1962 it was made a [[museum]]. [[Historian|Historians]] have different opinions on how important Gorée Island actually was and how many slaves were shipped from there to the Americas. The house was constructed in 1776, to hold [[Slavery|slaves]] to be exported. [[Anna Colas Pépin]], an African businesswoman who took part in the slave trade, owned it. {{Stub}} [[Category:Historic slave trade]]