The British founding of Sierra Leone was never a Province of Freedom
Farfán, A. & Lopez Uribe, M.
(27 June 2020)
The British founding of Sierra Leone was never a Province of Freedom.
Africa at LSE.
The British project of repatriating freed slaves in the ‘Province of Freedom’, now known as Sierra Leone, can be linked to development challenges facing the country today. But the utopia sought and presented at the time was always destined for failure, given the commercial slavery links still operating in the region and the hostile environment the British had themselves created.
| Item Type | Blog post |
|---|---|
| Copyright holders | © 2020 The Authors |
| Departments | LSE |
| Date Deposited | 08 Jul 2020 |
| URI | https://researchonline.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/105316 |