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Born in Benin, a West African nation, Idris Elba spoke about his memories of strolling along Ouidah’s beaches in an interview with CNN, where he recounted seeing the “Door of No Return,” a monument honoring the enslaved Africans who were shipped from Ouidah to the Americas via this port. Interestingly, Elba and his interviewer had their recent conversation in Richmond, Virginia – a city significant as both a key entry point for slaves arriving in the United States and the capital of the Confederacy during the American Civil War.