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Maroon Town, Sierra Leone — was one of the first towns established in the present day area known as Freetown and was the town where the Jamaican Maroons lived. Maroon Town was west of Settler Town, Sierra Leone which was where the African American Loyalists (also known as… … Wikipedia
African American settlers (Sierra Leone) — The Nova Scotian settlers (also known as the Nova Scotians or Settlers ) were African Americans who fought for the British army in return for freedom. [ [http://nsgna.ednet.ns.ca/shelburne/main/BirchtownPlaque.php Birchtown Plaque] ] Thomas… … Wikipedia
Sierra Leone Creole Settlers — The Sierra Leone Creole Settlers are the North American, Caribbean, and European freed slave ancestors of the Sierra Leone Creole people and included the African American residents of London), African Americans (from the American South) relocated … Wikipedia
Sierra Leone Creole people — infobox ethnic group group = The Sierra Leone Creole poptime =339,917 5.4% of Sierra Leone s populationFamous Sierra Leoneans from the Krio ethnic group: Monty Jones, Valentine Strasser, Adelaide Casely Hayford, Andrew Juxon Smith, Herbert George … Wikipedia
St John's Maroon Church — St. John s Maroon Church is a historical building located in Freetown, Sierra Leone. Built in 1820, it is a small white building with colonial architecture named after the Maroons or runaway slaves (in the case of Freetown, the term is used for… … Wikipedia
Jamaican Maroons — The Jamaican Maroons were runaway slaves who fought the British during the 18th century, and the term is now used for their descendants. Some of the Jamaican Maroons were taken to Nova Scotia and from there some were taken to Freetown, Sierra… … Wikipedia
Freetown — Infobox Settlement official name = Freetown, Sierra Leone other name = native name = nickname = settlement type = motto = imagesize = image caption = Aerial view of Freetown flag size = image seal size = image shield = shield size = city logo =… … Wikipedia
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