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
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U.S. first lady Melania Trump visits Cape Coast castle, Ghana, October 3, 2018.
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U.S. first lady Melania Trump visits Cape Coast castle, Ghana, October 3, 2018.
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First lady Melania Trump looks up as she walks through the "Door Of No Return" with Cape Coast Castle museum educator Kwesi Essel-Blankson as she visits Cape Coast Castle in Cape Coast, Ghana, Oct. 3, 2018.
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U.S. first lady Melania Trump signs a visitors book during a visit to Cape Coast castle, Ghana, October 3, 2018.