Stock photography, photos: Tree of Remembrance - Benin Stock photos of The Tree of Remembrance in Ouidah, Benin. When slaves were prepared for export to the New World they were forced to circle this tree three times to forget their homeland. Today it is a memorial for all people of African descent to walk around the same tree to remember theirroots. West Africa. Photograph: © Robert Burch Click for a larger image and more information Keywords associated with this stock photo: benin, dahomey, west africa, tree, remembrance, ouidah, slavery, slaves, memorial, slave, Africa, homecoming