named after Senegal's Goree Islands off the coast of Africa. When fire destroyed the buildings in 1802, merchants rebuilt the warehouses in 1811, for trade with Africa continued after Parliament ...

Today, while Senegalese people live on the island, the population varies by year, and most know and recognize the island for its historical significance. Mbodji had been generous enough to ...

At Goree Island, she imagined the horrors of chattel ... helping convince West Hartford civic officials to recognize the town’s enslaved people. Her research and advocacy transformed West ...