Apparently Goree wasn't actually the point of departure for many slaves: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2013/07/01/the-sincere-fiction-of-gor

Apparently Goree wasn't actually the point of departure for many slaves: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2013/07/01/the-sincere-fiction-of-goree-island-africas-best-known-slave-trade-memorial/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2013/07/01... Many orders of magnitude more went out through the nearby rivers: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gor%C3%A9e https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gor%C3%A9e Either way, I never knew about this island, and learning about it has been interesting, so thanks for mentioning it!