of the slaves allegedly kept at the "Maison des Esclaves" are not supported by any historical documentation and according to De Roux, they may have served to drum up business, especially from African-American tourists. In response to these accusations, several Senegalese and European researchers convened a symposium at the Sorbonne in April 1997, entitled "Gorée dans la traite atlantique : mythes et réalités", whose proceedings were published afterwards. Recently, Hamady Bocoum et Bernard Toulier published an article "The Fabrication of Heritage: the case of Gorée (Senegal)" (in French: "La fabrication du Patrimoine : l’exemple de Gorée (Sénégal)") documenting the elevation of Gorée to an emotionally charged memorial of the transatlantic slave trade for touristic reasons. This was spearheaded by the Senegalese government, begun under President Léopold Sédar Senghor, who had tasked his special appointee Ndiaye with this goal. In 2013, journalist Jean Luc Angrand chronicled how Ndiaye began his lobbying campaign among African-American communities in the US, as he tried to capitalize on their desire to look for their own heritage in Africa that arose in the 1970s. This interest surged after the impact of the TV series Roots, which was most acutely felt among African-American viewers. For this reason Ndiaye exaggerated the importance of Senegal, and Gorée in particular, by claiming that no less than 20 million enslaved Africans were shipped from there. Although several English-written media sources have reported on the invented history of Gorée, notably John Murphy in the Seattle Times and Max Fischer in the Washington Post, some English news sources, such as the BBC, still cling to the invented narrative of Gorée as a major center of the slave trade. Notable residents Latyr Sy, djembe musician France Gall, the French singer, owned a home there Léa Seydoux, was partially raised on the island In popular culture Gorée Island was the Pit Stop for Leg 4 of The Amazing Race 6, and the Slave House itself was visited during Leg 5. Gorée Island has been featured in many songs, due to its history related to the slave trade. The following songs have significant references to Gorée Island: Steel Pulse– "Door Of No Return" on African Holocaust (2004) Doug E. Fresh– "Africa" Akon – "Senegal" Burning Spear– "One Africa" on Jah Is Real (2008) Alpha Blondy & Solar System– "Goree (Senegal)" on Dieu (1994) Nuru Kane – "Goree" Sinsemilia - "De l’histoire" Gilberto Gil – "", composed