Canary and Cape Verde Islands to Sierra Leone and returned via the West Indies. Over the next 15-years she made several trips to the coast of Africa, protecting slaves freed from captured slave ships.

Sierra Leone’s capital city ... to announce someone’s death, and more. Its history dates back to the slave trade when it served as a means of communication and alerted those far away in ...

History of Republic Liberia ... Liberia for being a place to dump freed slaves, so confusing the issue of emancipation. Like the elite of Sierra Leone, the Liberians of Monrovia focussed more ...

Sierra Leone's culture is rich and diverse. The country has unique styles of dance and song, often accompanied by the kelei ...

Sierra Leone is a poor country in western Africa. A former British colony, it is significant in the history of the transatlantic slave trade, serving as both a departure point for captive people and a ...

History of Republic Liberia ... Liberia for being a place to dump freed slaves, so confusing the issue of emancipation. Like the elite of Sierra Leone, the Liberians of Monrovia focussed more ...

including sexual slavery. The low status of women and girls in Sierra Leone by law, custom and practice remains a contributing factor to their vulnerability and may have contributed to the ...