A History of St. Edward's Church: Kent, Sierra Leone

In this fully-revised third edition, the author sketches the history of a church in Kent, Sierra Leone that grew in indirect proportion to the transatlantic slave trade: as it grew, the trade waned. Both the church and the village emerged and developed as a direct result of the British 1807 Abolition Act, by which many thousands of captive Africans were released into Freetown. In writing this short history, the author, whose association with Kent village has spanned more than 40 years, has drawn on the insight of the Anglican Church Missionary Society, officials of the colonial government, and villagers themselves, whose ancestors were there when it all happened.

ISBN-13: 9781530581177

Media Type: Paperback

Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform

Publication Date: 03-15-2016

Pages: 56

Product Dimensions: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.12d

Jacqueline Leigh was raised in Michigan, but she has spent a good part of the last forty-five years with her husband and family in Sierra Leone. She is an ESL teacher and has always enjoyed not only writing but teaching writing, and seeing topics for writing everywhere around her.