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Rachel Engmann, a professor at Hampshire College, found her surname in a slave castle in Accra, Ghana, and decided to do some digging.

August 19, 2019 · 12:45 PM EDT

By Rupa Shenoy

Field Producer Selase Kove-Seyram

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Schoolchildren visit Christiansborg Castle in Accra, Ghana.

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Conflict & JusticeDisplacementMigrationJusticeImmigrationDiaspora400 years: Slavery’s unresolved historyLifestyle & BeliefHistoryHuman rightsIdentityBeliefLifestylePoliticsGlobal Politics

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AccraAfricaGhanaCarl Gustav EngmannRachel Engmann

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