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The First Black Liberation Movement

The untold story of the freed slaves who brought Christ—and liberty—to West Africa. An interview with Lamin Sanneh.

By Tim Stafford | posted 7/14/00 | posted 7/10/2000 12:00AM

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Christianity Today's current coverage of Sierra Leone includes "Suckled on Gunpowder", Lorraine Hooper's article about orphaned children forced to fight for rebel armies, and the Christian ministries attempting to rescue them.Harvard University Press offers an online synopsis, as well as reviews of Sanneh's latest book Abolitionists Abroad: American Blacks and the Making of Modern West Africa. The book can be purchased at Amazon.com and other book retailersYale University has chronicled Sanneh's education, awards, and other writings.To read transcripts of Sanneh's 1999 radio interview on Islam and world politics, visit Radio National's religion report.For more of the history of Sierra Leone, "Cry Freetown" spans the 1700's to present day photos and political analysis.Articles and studies of West Africa are catalogued in Stanford's Africa Guide, including lists for Sierra Leone, Nigeria and Ghana.

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