The colony · 1787–1895
Slaveryandfreedom
The slave trade on this coast and the people who came out of it: the captives of Bunce Island and the Amistad, the Black Poor, Nova Scotian and Maroon settlers, and the Liberated Africans freed from slave ships.
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Portrait of a Gentleman, Joshua Johnson paints Coker, 1805 1805
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The slave fort on Bunce Island, at the mouth of the Sierra Leone River in West Africa circa 1805
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Paul Cuffee 1812
Engraved for Abrm. L. Pennock by Mason & Maas., From a drawing by John Pole, M.D., of Bristol, Eng. · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons · Source ↗ · Report this picture
Paul Cuffee4 1812
Engraved for Abrm. L. Pennock by Mason & Maas., From a drawing by John Pole, M.D., of Bristol, Eng. · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons · Source ↗ · Report this picture
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Slaves sierra leone 1835
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Bana 1839–40
Townsend, William H. (1822-1851) · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons · Source ↗ · Report this picture
Bar 1839–40
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Boro 1839–40
Townsend, William H. (1822-1851) · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons · Source ↗ · Report this picture
Bungair 1839–40
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Fargina 1839–40
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Farquanar 1839–40
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Fuli 1839–40
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Grabo. The Armistad [sic] Negroes, Drawn from Life, by Wm. H. Townsend. 1839–40
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Kezzuza 1839–40
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Kimbo 1839–40
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Little Kale 1839–40
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Malhue 1839–40
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Marqu 1839–40
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Pona 1839–40
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Saby 1839–40
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Sar 1839–40
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Sengbe 1839
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Suma 1839–40
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Unidentified Man 1839–40
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Unidentified Young Man 1839–40
Townsend, William H. (1822-1851) · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons · Source ↗ · Report this picture
Yuang 1839–40
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Slave baracoon, Sierra Leone, 1849 1849
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Province of Freedom 1791
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