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Mariah Young-Jones Africa House Fellow 2015 Ghana and Senegal “Are you obruni?” a young schoolgirl asks as I walk down a dirt path in Dixcove, Western Region, Ghana. I’m staying in the neighboring town of Busua, about a twenty minute walk away, but I’ve come here for the day to visit Fort Metal Cross. It’s … Continue reading “Are You Obruni?”

Mariah Young-Jones Africa House Fellow 2015 Ghana and Senegal Hello Internet World! My name is Mariah and I’m a rising senior at Gallatin studying Legacies of Race and Empire. When I first heard about the Africa House Fellowship, the earliest stages of my project quickly began to take shape. Fueled by a long-time fascination with … Continue reading An Introduction: Slave Forts and Castles in West Africa and Heritage Tourism