Kidnapped and trafficked from modern-day Sierra Leone to Havana on a larger vessel ... for an exhibition where three of these ...

Olaudah Equiano was appointed commissary of provisions and stores for the emigrant poor going to Sierra Leone. Following the American war of independence there was also a large number of slaves ...

A new generation of Sierra Leoneans is eager to show visitors that the nation's civil war is long gone and reintroduce one of Africa's great destinations to the world.

Located on the Windward Coast of West Africa, the region now known as Sierra Leone was a key player in the trans-Atlantic slave trade. Westerners also referred to the area as the Rice Coast ...

Olaudah Equiano was appointed commissary of provisions and stores for the emigrant poor going to Sierra Leone. Following the American war of independence there was also a large number of slaves ...

I've received this from Stephen Glynn in the US who suggests an interesting resource for those interested in anti-slavery patrols: I absolutely love listening to your podcasts, and I have especially ...

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 ...

The community of Dublin traces its roots to descendants of emancipated Africans who started returning to Sierra Leone after the abolition of slave trade by Britain in 1807. Rusted cannons and a ...