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| Obamas at the 'Door of No Return': First Family makes emotional trip to former slaving port in Senegal from where captives were shipped to America |
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| President Obama said that the visit to the former slave trade hub was important to him as an African American and an African American President tasked with protecting human right. |
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| The Obamas visited Goree Island's Door of No Return where the slaves would embark on their journeys across the Atlantic Ocean |
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| Facing history: President Obama took a tour of Goree Island outside of Dakar, Senegal where slaves used to be depart on boats bound for America in the late 18th century |
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| President Obama was accompanied to Goree Island by his wife Michelle, their eldest daughter Malia, Michelle's mother Marian Robinson and their niece Leslie |
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| Obama peered out at the crashing waves through the island's 'Door of No Return,' at first by himself |
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| Though the Maison des Esclaves has become a popular tourist destination, it was one of the more minor slave shipping ports in |
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| Mrs Obama joined him at the poignant doorway, and he said that the visit helped remind them of the importance of protecting civil rights |
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| President Obama has a sombre moment at the Door of No Return |
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