The Sierra Leone Web

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Sierra Leone's Golden Jubilee

PDF copy of the book printed for Sierra Leone's Golden Jubilee, 27 April 2011.

Sierra Leonean Heroes

Sierra Leonean Heroes: Fifty Men and Women Who Helped to Build Our Nation (1988). Commissioned by the Sierra Leone government.

The Amistad Revolt

Arthur Abraham's pamphlet, "The Amistad Revolt: An Historical Legacy of Sierra Leone and the United States." Published by the U.S. Information Service in 1987; re-published in 1988.

Freetown in 1848

The ethnic makeup of the Freetown colony in 1848.

Missionary Report

Transcribed 1853 report of the UBC missionaries W.J. Shuey, D.C. Kumler and D.K. Flickinger to the leadership of their church on their lengthy trip around Sierra Leone, looking for locations where mission outposts could be established.

A Voyage to the River Sierra-Leone

Published in 1788. Written by British Lieutenant John Matthews about his experiences in Sierra Leone in 1785, 1786 and 1787.

Two Voyages to Sierra Leone during the years 1791-2-3

Published in 1794. By Anna Falconbridge.

Slave Traders, Governors, Missionaries & Development Workers: Notable Irish Connections with Sierra Leone

Written by Seán Farren, and published in 2011 by the Sierra Leone Irish Partnership

Governor Clarkson's Prayer for Sierra Leone

This prayer by Sierra Leone's first governor-general still hangs today in many homes in Freetown.

Post Conflict and Reconstruction

Documents following the end of the conflict.

Conflict and the Road to Peace (1991-2002)

Ceasefire agreements and peace accords, photos, TRC testimony, and documents from the Government of Sierra Leone, the Revolutionary United Front, the Armed Forces Revolutionary Council, and others.