01917nas a2200229 4500000000100000008004100001260002300042653001100065653001100076653001000087653002100097653001600118653001200134653002000146100001400166700001700180245008400197856014900281300001200430520119800442020004701640 d bTaylor and Francis10aAfrica10aElmina10aGhana10aheritage tourism10aSlave Route10aSlavery10aWhite Americans1 aV.B. Teye1 aD.J. Timothy00aThe varied colors of slave heritage in west africa: White American stakeholders uhttps://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85077274848&doi=10.4324%2f9781315239248-36&partnerID=40&md5=fce16634eb39f700aebe3e33f7f9a1bd a467-4773 aIn the final analysis, the program aims to forge a close link between the ethical exigency of preserving the memory of the slave trade, which historians now consider "the biggest single tragedy in the history of man on account of its scope."... The forts and castles on the coast of Ghana, in particular, Cape Coast, Elmina and Tile de Goree on the Senegalese coast, symbolize these memorial sites. And now that they have been placed on the list of UNESCO s world heritage, their preservation, restoration and promotion henceforth forms part of the universal heritage of mankind. (World Tourism Organization/UNESCO, 1995, p. 1)to rehabilitate, restore and promote the tangible and intangible heritage handed down by the slave trade for the purpose of cultural tourism, thereby throwing into relief the common nature of the slave trade in terms of Africa, Europe, the Americas and the Caribbean. (World Tourism Organization/UNESCO, 1995, p. 1)The Whiter Side of Slave Heritage and Elmina CastleWHITE AMERICAN TOURIST EXPERIENCESConclusionReferencesAppiah, K. A., \& Gates, H. L. (1999). Encarta Africana: Comprehensive encyclopedia of Black history and culture [CD-ROM]. Redmond, WA: Microsoft. a9781351888479 (ISBN); 9780754626978 (ISBN)