Assin Manso holds one of the most solemn chapters in the history of the transatlantic slave trade. Known for the evocative “Last Bath,” this site continues to draw visitors seeking to connect with a history that is at once deeply Ghanaian and profoundly global.
Historical accounts indicate that more than thirty slave markets once existed across present-day Ghana. However, two stood out prominently: the Salaga Slave Market in the north and Assin Manso in the south. Captives from as far as Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire and Niger were first assembled in Salaga.
From there, they were forced to march hundreds of miles southwards, bound in chains and shackles.
