The Womens Dungeon

The Womens Dungeon

The women were separated between 2 smaller dungeons. Women from either dungeon would often be selected by the governor himself or lesser ranking officers and be taken from the dungeon to the officers bed quarters where they would be raped. After the ordeal, they would be returned to the dungeon. Women who fell pregnant by their captors were shown a little more mercy and taken out of the dungeon to live in the town with their newborn child. Children of the officers would often be given their name with the suffix 'son', hence the origins of names such as Williamson, Johnson, Peterson, Jackson etc.

• Date: 21 July 2009
• Photographer: Sarabi: gallery
• Uploaded: 23rd Aug 2009
• Location: Cape Coast, Ghana: gallery
• Tags: forts slaves
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Nearby accommodation: Moree Beach Resort

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