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Ghana trip particularly meaningful, Obama says
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07/11/09 10:50 AM ET
President Obama closed his trip to Ghana by saying it had been a particularly meaningful trip for him.
At a ceremony at the Accra, Ghana, airport, Obama said he would never forget the image of his two daughters walking through the "doors of no return" at the Cape Coast Castle, a prison thousands of Africans passed through on their way to slavery.
When his daughters did walk through those doors, he said it was a reminder that "while the future is unknown, the winds always blow in the direction of human progress."
Obama boarded a plane after he and Ghana's president both made remarks to a crowd. Obama offered special thanks to a group of Peace Corps volunteers who cheered loudly when he thanked them for attending the event. Ghana was the first country to accept Peace Corps volunteers, Obama said.
- Ian Swanson
At a ceremony at the Accra, Ghana, airport, Obama said he would never forget the image of his two daughters walking through the "doors of no return" at the Cape Coast Castle, a prison thousands of Africans passed through on their way to slavery.
When his daughters did walk through those doors, he said it was a reminder that "while the future is unknown, the winds always blow in the direction of human progress."
Obama boarded a plane after he and Ghana's president both made remarks to a crowd. Obama offered special thanks to a group of Peace Corps volunteers who cheered loudly when he thanked them for attending the event. Ghana was the first country to accept Peace Corps volunteers, Obama said.
- Ian Swanson
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