US First Lady Melania Trump visited Cape Coast, Ghana Wednesday, where she spent about an hour on a guided tour of the 17th-century castle, where slaves were held before they were shipped across the Atlantic Ocean. Mrs. Trump described the experience as "very emotional".
Melania Trump Visits Ghana's Cape Coast
![U.S. first lady Melania Trump lays a wreath during a visit to Cape Coast castle, Ghana, October 3, 2018.](https://gdb.voanews.com/FEA269B6-D0EA-410B-AC42-D47BB2B5BA7D_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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U.S. first lady Melania Trump lays a wreath during a visit to Cape Coast castle, Ghana, October 3, 2018.
![First lady Melania Trump tours Cape Coast Castle with Cape Coast Castle museum educator Kwesi Essel-Blankson in Cape Coast, Ghana, Oct. 3, 2018.](https://gdb.voanews.com/B0CFE32E-FDCA-44B1-8B51-C14362CF1778_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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First lady Melania Trump tours Cape Coast Castle with Cape Coast Castle museum educator Kwesi Essel-Blankson in Cape Coast, Ghana, Oct. 3, 2018.
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U.S. first lady Melania Trump visits Cape Coast castle, Ghana, October 3, 2018.
![U.S. first lady Melania Trump walks through a courtyard during a visit to Cape Coast castle, Ghana, October 3, 2018.](https://gdb.voanews.com/084D2D76-0247-41A5-BFEB-6EFEC434A283_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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U.S. first lady Melania Trump walks through a courtyard during a visit to Cape Coast castle, Ghana, October 3, 2018.