272. Senegal: The Door of No Return
The Rest Is History
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4.6 • 18.6K Ratings
🗓️ 4 December 2022
⏱️ 38 minutes
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Summary
In today's episode, Tom and Dominic discuss the Senegalese island of Gorée, and its complex relationship with the transatlantic slave trade. They look at both the history and mythology of the "House of Slaves", which still stands today as a vestige to human exploitation.
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| 1:11.0 | Hello welcome to the Rest Is History. |
| 1:12.7 | I've never been a massive connoisseur of Senegalese history. |
| 1:15.6 | In fact the first time this Senegal really impinged on my consciousness was when Senegal |
| 1:20.5 | beat France in the opening match of the 2002 World Cup in Japan and South Korea. |
| 1:26.0 | The former colonial power, Dominic. |
| 1:27.7 | It's a former colonial power. |
| 1:29.9 | Exactly. |
| 1:30.9 | It was a moment charged with historic significance and not purely sporting history. |
| 1:36.6 | Tom you volunteered to dip your toes into Senegalese history for this episode in our World |
| 1:43.3 | Cup marathon. |
| 1:44.3 | What have you come up with? |
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