Fanteland – Constructions of Gender in Literature

The Door of No Return: Fanteland’s History and British Exploitation in the Transatlantic Slave Trade

By Hannah Sweet Esi’s journey through the door of no return in Yaa Gysai’s Homegoing is a single vignette of the experience of millions of Africans. From the 16th to 19th century millions of Africans were herded onto ships for the New World, never to see their families or homeland again. It is estimated thatContinue reading “The Door of No Return: Fanteland’s History and British Exploitation in the Transatlantic Slave Trade”