ACCRA, Ghana -- President Barack Obama isn't descended from slaves; his father was from Kenya, his mother from Kansas.

However, his visit to Ghana, where slaves once were captured and shipped to America, could be an emotional trek, particularly for first lady Michelle Obama, who like many is a descendant of slaves and doesn't know for sure where her ancestors are from.

Obama hopes to visit one historic site, the Cape Castle, where slaves in chains were pushed through a ''door of no return'' on their way to lives in bondage.

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