History of Sierra Leone
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Sierra Leone first became inhabited by indigenous African peoples at least 2,500 years ago. The Limba were the first tribe known to inhabit Sierra Leone. The dense tropical rainforest partially isolat
Fragments of prehistoric pottery from Kamabai Rock Shelter
An 1835 illustration of liberated slaves arriving in Sierra Leone
Wesleyan Institution, King Tom's Point, Sierra Leone, 1846
Wesleyan Institution, King Tom's Point (May 1853, X, p.57)
Sierra Leone
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Sierra Leone, officially the Republic of Sierra Leone, is a country on the west coast of West Africa. It is bordered to the southeast by Liberia and by Guinea to the north. Sierra Leone's land area is
History of Sierra Leone
…Sierra Leone first became inhabited by indigenous African peoples at least 2,500 years ago. The Limba were the first tribe known to inhabit Sierra Leone. The dense…
Bunce Island, 1805, during the period the slave facility was run by John and Alexander Anderson
Sierra leone, sapi, olifante, c. 1490-1510
An Ivory Hunting Horn, Sapi people, Modern day Bullom or Temne People, Sierra Leone, late 15th century