Vice President Harris wiped away tears as she toured the dungeons of Ghana's Cape Coast slave castle on Tuesday and said the experience underscored that the history of enslaved people must be taught and remembered.
Vice President Harris and second gentleman Doug Emhoff listen to a guide as they tour Ghana's Cape Coast slave castle, a prison and embarkation point for slaves en route to the Americas.
, known as the final step before those who were kidnapped were forced onto ships to be transported across the Atlantic Ocean. Harris' remarks come after an uproar over Florida's Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis' decision to block a Harris, the highest-ranking Biden administration official to visit Africa, is also visiting Tanzania and Zambia duringKwesi Blankson guided Harris and Emhoff on their tour. He told reporters that it was a solemn moment.
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