History in the Dungeon: Atlantic Slavery and the Spirit of Capitalism in Cape Coast Castle, Ghana.

HISTORY of slavery; PRISONS -- History; HISTORY of capitalism; HISTORIC buildings; GHANAIAN economy; HISTORY

The article explores on the history of the slave castles and commercial forts, which used in the trans-Atlantic slave trade in Ghana. It highlights the development of Cape Coast government and society with embodied memories and histories of Atlantic slavery. It also cites the historical interpretation of violence, ritual mediation and economic exchange in the trans-Atlantic slave trade.