Ending week of difficult summitry, facing hard fights at home, Obama enjoys Ghana raves

CAPE COAST, Ghana — For a new president, there inevitably comes that moment: the first time he hears a foreign crowd hoarsely chanting his name, or sees thousands of well-wishers surging forward, or realizes youngsters are running pell-mell beside his motorcade, desperate for a glimpse of his face.

Obama says slave site reminds him of human capacity for pain, suffering, ‘great evil’

CAPE COAST, Ghana — President Barack Obama says a slave site reminds him of humanity’s potential for “great evil” but also gives him a reason for hope, given the progress African-Americans have made since leaving the castle as slaves.

Obama says tour of Ghanaian slave fortress should be eye-opener for daughters

CAPE COAST, Ghana — President Barack Obama says he hopes his family’s tour of a former slave fortress on the coast of Ghana shows his daughters that history can take very cruel turns.

Obama and family arrive on Ghanaian coast for tour of former slave fortress

CAPE COAST, Ghana — President Barack Obama has arrived on the coast of Ghana for a tour of a former slave fortress.

Obama visit to Ghana slave fort steeped in symbolism for African-Americans

CAPE COAST, Ghana — From the rampart of a whitewashed fort once used to ship countless slaves from Africa to the Americas, Cheryl Hardin gazed through watery eyes at the route forcibly taken across the sea by her ancestors centuries before.

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