The Well of Forgetting

A short memoir about visiting Badagry’s Heritage (slavery) Museum in Nigeria

Signpost on Gberefu (Photo Source: Vanessa Banigo)

The museum at Badagry is situated within the actual barracoon that transported slaves until well after slavery was abolished by the British. It is close to the shore, within easy reach of the Atlantic. A car journey from the commercial center of Lagos will take up a few hours there and back depending on the traffic.