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Cape Coast

American  

noun

  1. a seaport in S Ghana, on the Gulf of Guinea, 75 miles (121 km) SW of Accra.


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Born Deroy Taylor in Cape Coast in 1936, he began performing in the 1950s, as highlife was establishing itself as the dominant sound in Ghana in the years following independence.

From Barron's Feb. 9, 2026

Hundreds of enslaved Africans were imprisoned for weeks at a time in places such as Cape Coast Castle, which Mr. Kara describes in detail following his visit there while researching the book.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 7, 2025

Born in November 1948, Agyeman-Rawlings came from a middle-class family and grew up in the city of Cape Coast.

From BBC Oct. 23, 2025

It includes an image of an idyllic-looking path through bright green foliage that leads to a slave castle in Cape Coast, Ghana.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 1, 2025

It was made of wood and stone—a smaller version of the prison at Cape Coast.

From "Copper Sun" by Sharon M. Draper

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