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13. Emmitt Smith

Reply to Triana (Original post)

Thu Jun 27, 2013, 02:28 PM

Jun 2013

I remember Professor Gates taking Emmitt Smith back to Africa and showing him the Doorway. Smith's roots traced right back to that village. He saw the Gate and broke down. A very emotional and transending experience. It almost acts like a time portal now when you look into it.

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POTUS & FLOTUS look out doorway where slaves departed from Goree Island [View all] Triana Jun 2013 OP

A very poignant pic indeed. nt silvershadow Jun 2013 #1

Great pic. bigwillq Jun 2013 #2

Door of No Return/Portal of Sorrow > I had to look up Goree Island on Wiki & got choked up reading: KittyWampus Jun 2013 #3

Haunting. K&R demmiblue Jun 2013 #4

Yes it is. It's a picture for the history books. AtomicKitten Jun 2013 #11

"One picture is worth..........." JohnnyLib2 Jun 2013 #5

We've come so far navarth Jun 2013 #6

So is this... Spitfire of ATJ Jun 2013 #21

Yup. The Rosa Parks bus at the Henry Ford Museum. I was there last year a couple of times navarth Jul 2013 #27

Damn, ugly part of history Iliyah Jun 2013 #7

It isn't just those two, or a few blacks FreedRadical Jun 2013 #17

Just so stark... Hekate Jun 2013 #8

Named after my ancestor Recursion Jun 2013 #9

That has to be emotional dbackjon Jun 2013 #10

wow arely staircase Jun 2013 #12

Emmitt Smith 4Q2u2 Jun 2013 #13

It must cause White Supremacists pain to know they will NEVER be able to own slaves again... Spitfire of ATJ Jun 2013 #14

Bad spot for the roof drain grahamhgreen Jun 2013 #15

I'm wondering how one goes about.... TinkerTot55 Jun 2013 #16

Here is a larger version of the photo, credited to Triana Jun 2013 #24

Many thanks. TinkerTot55 Jun 2013 #25

A fantastic photo! kentuck Jun 2013 #18

where did most of those slaves end up ? JI7 Jun 2013 #19

Enslaved forever far from home. jaysunb Jun 2013 #20

I visited there in 1985 Turbineguy Jun 2013 #22

White House Diary entry on this visit: Triana Jun 2013 #23

That's gotta be a chilling JustAnotherGen Jun 2013 #26