Brief Pictorial tour of Senegal and The Gambia
During "Black History Pilgrimage" March 6-13, 1999

Dakar, Senegal - http://www.republicofsenegal.com/dakar.htm


Baobab Tree


Truck Loaded with peanuts


City Street


Sand Artists at work



"Lac Rose" - Pink Lake
http://www.republicofsenegal.com/retba.htm


(Group members standing on
the fresh water side of lake)


(Salt dug up from lake bed
by villagers to earn a living;
waiting on delivery trucks)



For more information on Senegal -
http://www.republicofsenegal.com/geninfo.htm



Goree island -http://www.republicofsenegal.com/goree.htm


View from the west side of Dakar


Approaching Goree form local ferry


Habor


Fishermen working on their nets


Elementary School on Goree Island


Students (first & second grades
- they're asking for supplies
- chalk to write on slates,
pencils, pens)


Entrance of slave house


Slave house "curator"
narrating life on Goree
during slave trade


Door of no return



The Gambia -http://www.gambia.com


Arch 22 Plaza
(A monument reminding the
public of the Coup on
July 22, 1994; this view of Banjul is
breath taking from the balconies
of this building; it
contains a bar; restaurant; art and
craft shop;
museum and art gallery)


Independence Drive
(Soldier with baby in his
hands stands in the
center of this circle)


Albreda - (location of the
Atlantic slave Trade
Exhibition)


Albreda - Slave trade route


Juffure - Kunta Kinteh's village


Binta Kinteh
Current Chief of Juffure
(last living relative of Kunta Kinteh)
- Her father was chief at the time
of Alex Haley's visit



Join us for a second visit March 4 - 11, 2000.
For more information email Susan Patrice at suepat_tvl@hotmail.com
Phone: (301)699-5010 or 1-888-738-0274



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