First Lady Michelle Obama is the great-great-granddaughter of African slaves "I think as Americans and African-Americans, obviously,there is a special sense that on the one hand this place was a place of profound sadness.

VOA: standard.2009.07.11

It's a collection of 100 photographs, featuring an extended forward by Peruviuan writer Marie Arana, who shares her own sense of awe at the place.Like her narrative, Torrey's finely-detailed photographs convey some of the indescribable energy surrounding this mysterious site.

VOA: standard.2009.12.15