3rd- Sierra Leone Background by Emily Dukes

3rd- Sierra Leone Background by Emily Dukes https://padlet.com/edukes/3rdperiodALWG Dukes 3rd Period en-us 2016-10-20 11:48:05 UTC 2024-04-06 03:09:30 UTC hello@padlet.com A helpful source edukes https://padlet.com/edukes/3rdperiodALWG/wish/132028370 http://www.pbs.org/frontlineworld/stories/sierraleone/thestory.html]]> 2016-10-20 11:58:13 UTC https://padlet.com/edukes/3rdperiodALWG/wish/132028370 A good place to start- edukes https://padlet.com/edukes/3rdperiodALWG/wish/132028487 Michigan State University site: (click on Sierra Leone and get facts; has additional links that they can use to support research including the CIA Factbook)

http://exploringafrica.matrix.msu.edu/

Sierra Leone All Stars:

http://www.refugeeallstars.org/

Link to MCHS resources- http://www.madison.k12.ga.us/schools/mchs/school-resources/mchsmediacenter/

]]> 2016-10-20 11:58:51 UTC https://padlet.com/edukes/3rdperiodALWG/wish/132028487 An idea- edukes https://padlet.com/edukes/3rdperiodALWG/wish/132028534 Use this space to post links to rap/hiphop artists Ishmael mentions]]> 2016-10-20 11:59:03 UTC https://padlet.com/edukes/3rdperiodALWG/wish/132028534 Sierra Leone has a tropical climate, with a diverse environment ranging from savannah to rainforests. https://padlet.com/edukes/3rdperiodALWG/wish/132086562 Danielle Collins]]> 2016-10-20 14:33:06 UTC https://padlet.com/edukes/3rdperiodALWG/wish/132086562 Dillon Dorsey https://padlet.com/edukes/3rdperiodALWG/wish/132086648 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sierra_Leone]]> 2016-10-20 14:33:19 UTC https://padlet.com/edukes/3rdperiodALWG/wish/132086648 https://www.visitsierraleone.org/background-information/history/ https://padlet.com/edukes/3rdperiodALWG/wish/132086904 micheal bunn]]> 2016-10-20 14:33:49 UTC https://padlet.com/edukes/3rdperiodALWG/wish/132086904 https://padlet.com/edukes/3rdperiodALWG/wish/132087464 about sixteen ethnic groups inhabit sierra leone

]]> 2016-10-20 14:35:07 UTC https://padlet.com/edukes/3rdperiodALWG/wish/132087464 charlotte_cobbs https://padlet.com/edukes/3rdperiodALWG/wish/132087573 Major Ethic Groups:
Temne: 35%
Mende: 31%
Limba: 8%
Kono: 5%]]> 2016-10-20 14:35:24 UTC https://padlet.com/edukes/3rdperiodALWG/wish/132087573 kaitlin_robertson https://padlet.com/edukes/3rdperiodALWG/wish/132087677 Sierra Leone, a country in West Africa, has a special significance in the history of the transatlantic slave trade as the departure point for thousands of west African captives. The capital, Freetown, was founded as a home for repatriated former slaves in 1787.

]]> 2016-10-20 14:35:38 UTC https://padlet.com/edukes/3rdperiodALWG/wish/132087677 Sierra leone nathan_nissley https://padlet.com/edukes/3rdperiodALWG/wish/132087708 Sierra Leone is a small country in west Africa

]]> 2016-10-20 14:35:42 UTC https://padlet.com/edukes/3rdperiodALWG/wish/132087708 rodney_pettway https://padlet.com/edukes/3rdperiodALWG/wish/132087761 Sierra Leone, is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Guinea on the north, Liberia in the south-east, and the Atlantic Ocean in the south-west. ]]> 2016-10-20 14:35:50 UTC https://padlet.com/edukes/3rdperiodALWG/wish/132087761 shoray_yamasato https://padlet.com/edukes/3rdperiodALWG/wish/132087871 http://exploringafrica.matrix.msu.edu/country-overview/sierra-leone/]]> 2016-10-20 14:36:04 UTC https://padlet.com/edukes/3rdperiodALWG/wish/132087871 Sierra Leone has experienced substantial economic growth in recent years, although the ruinous effects of the civil war continue to be felt. https://padlet.com/edukes/3rdperiodALWG/wish/132087892 Danielle Collins

]]> 2016-10-20 14:36:07 UTC https://padlet.com/edukes/3rdperiodALWG/wish/132087892 lily_pierce https://padlet.com/edukes/3rdperiodALWG/wish/132087904 Sierra Leone became an independent nation on April 27, 1961. A military coup overthrew the civilian government in 1967, which was in turn replaced by civilian rule a year later. The country declared itself a republic on April 19, 1971.]]> 2016-10-20 14:36:09 UTC https://padlet.com/edukes/3rdperiodALWG/wish/132087904 sierra Leone, country of western Africa. The country owes its name to the 15th-century Portuguese explorer Pedro de Sintra, the first European to sight and map Freetown harbour. The original Portuguese name, Serra Lyoa (“Lion Mountains”), referred to the range of hills that surrounds the harbour. The capital, Freetown, commands one of the world’s largest natural harbours. https://padlet.com/edukes/3rdperiodALWG/wish/132088118 micheal bunn]]> 2016-10-20 14:36:35 UTC https://padlet.com/edukes/3rdperiodALWG/wish/132088118 makena_hanley https://padlet.com/edukes/3rdperiodALWG/wish/132088308 About sixteen ethnic groups inhabit Sierra Leone, each with its own language and customs. The two largest and most influential are the Temne and the Mende people.]]> 2016-10-20 14:37:01 UTC https://padlet.com/edukes/3rdperiodALWG/wish/132088308 Sierra Leone - Modern History. In 1787, British philanthropists founded the "Province of Freedom" which later became Freetown, a British crown colony and the principal base for the suppression of the slave trade. By 1792, 1200 freed slaves from Nova Scotia joined the original settlers, the Maroons. nancisotoespinoza106 https://padlet.com/edukes/3rdperiodALWG/wish/132088534 2016-10-20 14:37:34 UTC https://padlet.com/edukes/3rdperiodALWG/wish/132088534 lakota_kytle https://padlet.com/edukes/3rdperiodALWG/wish/132088612 This is the flag Sierra Leone ]]> 2016-10-20 14:37:45 UTC https://padlet.com/edukes/3rdperiodALWG/wish/132088612 hayden_powers https://padlet.com/edukes/3rdperiodALWG/wish/132088705 The country is also rich in diamonds and other minerals. The trade in illicit gems, known as "blood diamonds" for their role in funding conflicts, perpetuated the civil war. The government has attempted to crack down on cross-border diamond trafficking and to persuade foreign investors that blood diamonds are a thing of the past.]]> 2016-10-20 14:37:57 UTC https://padlet.com/edukes/3rdperiodALWG/wish/132088705 The country can be divided into four distinct physical regions: the coastal swamp, the Sierra Leone Peninsula, the interior plains, and the interiorplateau and mountain region. https://padlet.com/edukes/3rdperiodALWG/wish/132088764 Danielle Collins

]]> 2016-10-20 14:38:04 UTC https://padlet.com/edukes/3rdperiodALWG/wish/132088764 genavieve_bowden https://padlet.com/edukes/3rdperiodALWG/wish/132088844 Sierra Leone has experienced substantial economic growth in recent years, although the ruinous effects of the civil war continue to be felt.

]]> 2016-10-20 14:38:16 UTC https://padlet.com/edukes/3rdperiodALWG/wish/132088844 makena_hanley https://padlet.com/edukes/3rdperiodALWG/wish/132089070 While the rebel force, the Revolutionary United Front, (RUF) have called the various governments corrupt and accused them of mismanagement of diamond and mineral resources, they themselves have committedhorrendous abuses.]]> 2016-10-20 14:38:48 UTC https://padlet.com/edukes/3rdperiodALWG/wish/132089070 nathan_nissley https://padlet.com/edukes/3rdperiodALWG/wish/132089100 Sierra Leone is officially a secular state, although Islam and Christianity are the two dominant religions in the country.]]> 2016-10-20 14:38:53 UTC https://padlet.com/edukes/3rdperiodALWG/wish/132089100 Location shoray_yamasato https://padlet.com/edukes/3rdperiodALWG/wish/132089412 2016-10-20 14:39:33 UTC https://padlet.com/edukes/3rdperiodALWG/wish/132089412 hayden_powers https://padlet.com/edukes/3rdperiodALWG/wish/132089440 Government type: Presidential Republic
Gained independence:
27 April 1961 (from the UK)

]]> 2016-10-20 14:39:37 UTC https://padlet.com/edukes/3rdperiodALWG/wish/132089440 kaitlin_robertson https://padlet.com/edukes/3rdperiodALWG/wish/132089528
But the country's modern history has been overshadowed by a brutal civil war that ended in 2002 with the help of Britain, the former colonial power, and a large United Nations peacekeeping mission. Sierra Leone has experienced substantial economic growth in recent years, although the ruinous effects of the civil war continue to be felt.]]> 2016-10-20 14:39:49 UTC https://padlet.com/edukes/3rdperiodALWG/wish/132089528 logan https://padlet.com/edukes/3rdperiodALWG/wish/132089692 Krio language is the most widely spoken language across Sierra Leone and is spoken by 97% of the country's population. ]]> 2016-10-20 14:40:08 UTC https://padlet.com/edukes/3rdperiodALWG/wish/132089692 nathan_rawlings https://padlet.com/edukes/3rdperiodALWG/wish/132089729 Sierra Leone has experienced substantial economic growth in recent years, although the ruinous effects of the civil war continue to be felt.]]> 2016-10-20 14:40:12 UTC https://padlet.com/edukes/3rdperiodALWG/wish/132089729 A country of roughly 4.7 million residents, Sierra Leone is situated on the west coast of Africa. Its neighbors are Liberia and Guinea, and its capital is Freetown. https://padlet.com/edukes/3rdperiodALWG/wish/132089766 micheal bunn]]> 2016-10-20 14:40:16 UTC https://padlet.com/edukes/3rdperiodALWG/wish/132089766 madesen_mills https://padlet.com/edukes/3rdperiodALWG/wish/132089832 Religions:

Muslim: 60%
Christian: 10%

]]> 2016-10-20 14:40:25 UTC https://padlet.com/edukes/3rdperiodALWG/wish/132089832 Ethan https://padlet.com/edukes/3rdperiodALWG/wish/132089884 More than 4,000 people were slaughtered as rebel forces took control of the city. ]]> 2016-10-20 14:40:32 UTC https://padlet.com/edukes/3rdperiodALWG/wish/132089884 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sierra_Leone lily_pierce https://padlet.com/edukes/3rdperiodALWG/wish/132089961 Although English is the official language spoken at schools and government administration, the Krio language is the most widely spoken language across Sierra Leone and is spoken by 97% of the country's population. The Krio language unites all the different ethnic groups in the country, especially in their trade and social interaction with each other.]]> 2016-10-20 14:40:44 UTC https://padlet.com/edukes/3rdperiodALWG/wish/132089961 lakota_kytle https://padlet.com/edukes/3rdperiodALWG/wish/132089996 http://www.irishtimes.com/life-and-style/people/sierra-leone-the-most-dangerous-place-in-the-world-to-become-a-mother-1.2557200]]> 2016-10-20 14:40:48 UTC https://padlet.com/edukes/3rdperiodALWG/wish/132089996 sierra leone is about half the size of the new York state                                                                                                                                                  clay https://padlet.com/edukes/3rdperiodALWG/wish/132090059 2016-10-20 14:40:59 UTC https://padlet.com/edukes/3rdperiodALWG/wish/132090059 Sierra Leone achieved independence on the 27th of April 1961. the country attained republican status on the 19th April 1971. Since independence many changes have been experienced politically and economically and in the social society of Sierra Leone. https://padlet.com/edukes/3rdperiodALWG/wish/132090063 Danielle COllins

]]> 2016-10-20 14:40:59 UTC https://padlet.com/edukes/3rdperiodALWG/wish/132090063 charlotte_cobbs https://padlet.com/edukes/3rdperiodALWG/wish/132090082 coat of arm

]]> 2016-10-20 14:41:01 UTC https://padlet.com/edukes/3rdperiodALWG/wish/132090082 The Sugarhill Gang is an American hip hop group, known mostly for its 1979 hit "Rapper's Delight," the first rap single to become a Top 40 hit on the Billboard https://padlet.com/edukes/3rdperiodALWG/wish/132090264 zayy freeman

]]> 2016-10-20 14:41:28 UTC https://padlet.com/edukes/3rdperiodALWG/wish/132090264 Garret https://padlet.com/edukes/3rdperiodALWG/wish/132090483 Twenty-five years ago, Sierra Leone plunged into a decade-long brutal civil war]]> 2016-10-20 14:41:58 UTC https://padlet.com/edukes/3rdperiodALWG/wish/132090483 Sierra Leone’s war was not ethnic but an uprising of the powerless against the powerful. Young men in particular turned against their own traditional tribal leaders who locally allocate land, dispense justice, collect taxes and organize the community to provide amenities from bridge repair to payment of teachers brianna_sexton https://padlet.com/edukes/3rdperiodALWG/wish/132090493 2016-10-20 14:41:59 UTC https://padlet.com/edukes/3rdperiodALWG/wish/132090493 nathan_rawlings https://padlet.com/edukes/3rdperiodALWG/wish/132090530 Population of Sierra Leone 6.1 million]]> 2016-10-20 14:42:04 UTC https://padlet.com/edukes/3rdperiodALWG/wish/132090530 Archaeology findings show that Sierra Leone has been inhabited for thousands of years. https://padlet.com/edukes/3rdperiodALWG/wish/132090631 micheal bunn]]> 2016-10-20 14:42:20 UTC https://padlet.com/edukes/3rdperiodALWG/wish/132090631 Dillon Dorsey https://padlet.com/edukes/3rdperiodALWG/wish/132090707 Sierra Leone, a country in West Africa, has a special significance in the history of the transatlantic slave trade as the departure point for thousands of west African captives. The capital, Freetown, was founded as a home for repatriated former slaves in 1787

]]> 2016-10-20 14:42:30 UTC https://padlet.com/edukes/3rdperiodALWG/wish/132090707 rodney_pettway https://padlet.com/edukes/3rdperiodALWG/wish/132090812 Capital: Freetown

Population: 6.092 million (2013) World Bank

President: Ernest Bai Koroma

Currency: Sierra Leonean leone

Life expectancy: 45.33 years (2012) World Bank

Official languages: English, Bengali

]]> 2016-10-20 14:42:40 UTC https://padlet.com/edukes/3rdperiodALWG/wish/132090812 cleyber_ramirez_will https://padlet.com/edukes/3rdperiodALWG/wish/132090889 Sierra Leone began when the land became inhabited by indigenous African peoples at least 2,500 years ago]]> 2016-10-20 14:42:51 UTC https://padlet.com/edukes/3rdperiodALWG/wish/132090889 hayden_powers https://padlet.com/edukes/3rdperiodALWG/wish/132091068 Sierra Leone opposes Guinean troops' continued occupation of Yenga, a small village on the Makona River that serves as a border with Guinea; Guinea's forces came to Yenga in the mid-1990s to help the Sierra Leonean military to suppress rebels and to secure their common border but have remained there even after both countries signed a 2005 agreement acknowledging that Yenga belonged to Sierra Leone; in 2012, the two sides signed a declaration to demilitarize the area]]> 2016-10-20 14:43:11 UTC https://padlet.com/edukes/3rdperiodALWG/wish/132091068 charlotte_cobbs https://padlet.com/edukes/3rdperiodALWG/wish/132091081 Current President: Ernest Bai Koroma]]> 2016-10-20 14:43:13 UTC https://padlet.com/edukes/3rdperiodALWG/wish/132091081 Sierra Leone achieved independence on the 27th of April 1961. the country attained republican status on the 19th April 1971 https://padlet.com/edukes/3rdperiodALWG/wish/132091091 micheal bunn]]> 2016-10-20 14:43:14 UTC https://padlet.com/edukes/3rdperiodALWG/wish/132091091 rodney_pettway https://padlet.com/edukes/3rdperiodALWG/wish/132091231 2016-10-20 14:43:34 UTC https://padlet.com/edukes/3rdperiodALWG/wish/132091231 madesen_mills https://padlet.com/edukes/3rdperiodALWG/wish/132091335 Sierra Leone is a country in West Africa, and neighbors the countries Guinea and Liberia. ]]> 2016-10-20 14:43:49 UTC https://padlet.com/edukes/3rdperiodALWG/wish/132091335 Ethan https://padlet.com/edukes/3rdperiodALWG/wish/132091392 Sierra Leone, officially the Republic of Sierra Leone, is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Guinea on the north, Liberia in the south-east, and the Atlantic Ocean in the south-west.]]> 2016-10-20 14:43:59 UTC https://padlet.com/edukes/3rdperiodALWG/wish/132091392 The name Sierra Leone dates back to 1462, when a Portuguese explorer sailed down the coast of West Africa. There seems some dispute whether it was the shape or climatic conditions that influenced Pedro da Cintra to come up with “Sierra Lyoa” meaning Lion Mountains. nancisotoespinoza106 https://padlet.com/edukes/3rdperiodALWG/wish/132091493 2016-10-20 14:44:15 UTC https://padlet.com/edukes/3rdperiodALWG/wish/132091493 Twenty-five years ago, Sierra Leone plunged into a decade-long brutal civil war, made famous by the chilling practice of mass amputations of hands, arms and legs and the film “Blood Diamond.”  brianna_sexton https://padlet.com/edukes/3rdperiodALWG/wish/132091497 2016-10-20 14:44:16 UTC https://padlet.com/edukes/3rdperiodALWG/wish/132091497 https://padlet.com/edukes/3rdperiodALWG/wish/132091518 2016-10-20 14:44:18 UTC https://padlet.com/edukes/3rdperiodALWG/wish/132091518 kaitlin_robertson https://padlet.com/edukes/3rdperiodALWG/wish/132091555 http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-14094194]]> 2016-10-20 14:44:23 UTC https://padlet.com/edukes/3rdperiodALWG/wish/132091555 genavieve_bowden https://padlet.com/edukes/3rdperiodALWG/wish/132091707 https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/sl.html]]> 2016-10-20 14:44:43 UTC https://padlet.com/edukes/3rdperiodALWG/wish/132091707 Ethan https://padlet.com/edukes/3rdperiodALWG/wish/132091819 Capital: Freetown

Population: 6.092 million (2013) World Bank

President: Ernest Bai Koroma

Currency: Sierra Leonean leone

Life expectancy: 45.33 years (2012) World Bank

Official languages: English, Bengali

Destinations

]]> 2016-10-20 14:44:57 UTC https://padlet.com/edukes/3rdperiodALWG/wish/132091819 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sierra_Leone lily_pierce https://padlet.com/edukes/3rdperiodALWG/wish/132091820 Education in Sierra Leone is legally required for all children for six years at primary level (Class P1-P6) and three years in junior secondary education,[139] but a shortage of schools and teachers has made implementation impossible.[45] Two thirds of the adult population of the country are illiterate.[140]]]> 2016-10-20 14:44:57 UTC https://padlet.com/edukes/3rdperiodALWG/wish/132091820 https://padlet.com/edukes/3rdperiodALWG/wish/132092016 2016-10-20 14:45:23 UTC https://padlet.com/edukes/3rdperiodALWG/wish/132092016 rodney_pettway https://padlet.com/edukes/3rdperiodALWG/wish/132092062 Freetown is the capital and largest city of Sierra Leone. It is a major port city on the Atlantic Ocean and is located in the Western Area of the country.]]> 2016-10-20 14:45:29 UTC https://padlet.com/edukes/3rdperiodALWG/wish/132092062 English was declared the official language of the country; it was to be the language of instruction in schools, colleges and university, and of the media and administrationRead more: Sierra Leone - History Background - Education, Colony, Cms, and Schools - StateUniversity.com http://education.stateuniversity.com/pages/1332/Sierra-Leone-HISTORY-BACKGROUND.html#ixzz4NdXocG69 https://padlet.com/edukes/3rdperiodALWG/wish/132092157 micheal bunn]]> 2016-10-20 14:45:42 UTC https://padlet.com/edukes/3rdperiodALWG/wish/132092157 genavieve_bowden https://padlet.com/edukes/3rdperiodALWG/wish/132092480 Sierra Leone has been a source of and destination for refugees. Sierra Leone’s civil war internally displaced as many as 2 million people, or almost half the population, and forced almost another half million to seek refuge in neighboring countries (370,000 Sierra Leoneans fled to Guinea and 120,000 to Liberia)]]> 2016-10-20 14:46:31 UTC https://padlet.com/edukes/3rdperiodALWG/wish/132092480 The capital of Sierra Leone is Freetown. kaitlin_robertson https://padlet.com/edukes/3rdperiodALWG/wish/132092551

]]> 2016-10-20 14:46:42 UTC https://padlet.com/edukes/3rdperiodALWG/wish/132092551 makena_hanley https://padlet.com/edukes/3rdperiodALWG/wish/132092721

]]> 2016-10-20 14:47:04 UTC https://padlet.com/edukes/3rdperiodALWG/wish/132092721 Civil War shoray_yamasato https://padlet.com/edukes/3rdperiodALWG/wish/132092725 1991 - Start of civil war.
2002 - War declared over.]]> 2016-10-20 14:47:05 UTC https://padlet.com/edukes/3rdperiodALWG/wish/132092725 hayden_powers https://padlet.com/edukes/3rdperiodALWG/wish/132092731 2016-10-20 14:47:06 UTC https://padlet.com/edukes/3rdperiodALWG/wish/132092731 Few places in the world have seen such brutal carnage in recent years as Sierra Leone, where tens of thousands of civilians have been killed and mutilated in a decade-long civil war. The madness in Sierra Leone reached ghastly proportions in January 1999, during a three-week rebel siege of the capital city, Freetown. More than 4,000 people were slaughtered as rebel forces took control of the city. Women were randomly raped and thousands of children were conscripted.Responding to the violence in Sierra Leone, the U.N. sent the largest peacekeeping force in the world to enforce peace. The U.N. also sent "expert panels" of investigators to report on how illegal weapons were continuing to flow into the region in spite of U.N. sanctions and arms embargoes. Although they don't carry badges or issue subpoenas, these U.N. "detectives" use their investigative skills to "name and shame" the violators.U.N. arms expert Johan Peleman, a chain-smoking Belgian, was trying to turn up leads in Sierra Leone when he got a lucky break. Peleman learned of a cocaine bust in Milan, where Italian police discovered four prostitutes in a hotel room with a Ukrainian businessman named Leonid Minin. The police also discovered more than $35,000 in cash, a half-million dollars in diamonds, and more than 1,500 documents detailing a tangled web of business dealings in oil, diamonds, timber and gun shipments to Africa.Among the documents were flight records of a plane that had once belonged to the Seattle Supersonics basketball team, and now belonged to Leonid Minin. The flight records helped Peleman crack the case of an illegal arms deal in 1999 that delivered missiles, grenade launchers and thousands of AK-47 assault rifles to Liberia. These same weapons ultimately made their way into the hands of the rebels in neighboring Sierra Leone.It so happened that the U.S. State Department had spotted the same illegal arms shipment from the Ukraine, but decided to take no action beyond filing a demarche -- a written reprimand -- to the Ukrainian government. Washington, sources say, was more concerned with "loose nukes" in Ukraine and Russia than the export of small weapons to Africa.Ukraine was once a vital part of the Soviet military machine, and it is now ranked 8th in the world for weapons sales to other countries. A Ukrainian arms export official tellsFRONTLINE/World he has no knowledge of Ukrainian weapons being diverted to embargoed nations, "So how could we bear any responsibility for this?" But sources say that Minin told Italian investigators that Vadim Rabinovitch, one of Ukraine's wealthiest businessmen, was connected to the 1999 arms shipment to Liberia -- a charge Rabinovitch denies.The U.N. Security Council has extended the arms embargo on Liberia, but has not acted to crackdown on Ukraine. Meanwhile, Leonid Minin sits in an Italian jail on charges of violating a U.N. arms embargo. Minin's prosecution -- the first of its kind -- is considered an international test case.But State Department arms expert Tom Ofcansky warns that shutting down Minin won't eliminate the problem of global gun smuggling. "It's a systemic problem. The international climate ... allows this activity to go on. That has to change.""Gunrunners" CreditsProducer/Correspondent: Rick Young Rick Young is an independent producer who has worked on more than a dozen FRONTLINE documentaries. He is based in Washington, D.C.Co-Producer/Reporter: William Kistner William Kistner is a producer and reporter based in Washington D.C., and he is an associate of the Center for Investigative Reporting.Field Producers Kim Woodard Matthew BrunwasserEditors Cliff Hackel Steve AudetteCamera Peter PearceAdditional ResearchSabina GhebremedhinA co-production with the Center for Investigative Reporting, Inc.The nonprofit Center for Investigative Reporting conducts media investigations of underreported issues in the public interest. CIR's most recent television investigation with KQED San Francisco, "GunShots," just received the Sigma Delta Chi Award for documentaries.Additional funding for this story provided byThe John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur FoundationPloughshares FundUnited States Institute of PeaceCompton Foundation https://padlet.com/edukes/3rdperiodALWG/wish/132092797 Bellew

]]> 2016-10-20 14:47:13 UTC https://padlet.com/edukes/3rdperiodALWG/wish/132092797 madesen_mills https://padlet.com/edukes/3rdperiodALWG/wish/132093050 Sierra Leone has mangrove swamps around its coast, a plateau interior, and is very mountainous. ]]> 2016-10-20 14:47:45 UTC https://padlet.com/edukes/3rdperiodALWG/wish/132093050 https://padlet.com/edukes/3rdperiodALWG/wish/132093152 When the slave trade began to be outlawed near the close of the eighteenth century, Sierra Leone became a resettlement site for freed slaves from England and the Americas, thus the name of the capital, "Freetown." English philanthropists, concerned about the welfare of unemployed blacks on the streets of London, pushed a "benevolent" movement to round them all up and take them back to Africa to settle, where they could begin life anew. Other migrants had been ex-slaves from America who had fought for the British during the Revolutionary War. The English loss had forced them to move to Canada, where they were not entirely welcome. Still others were ex-slaves who had revolted and were living freely in the mountains of Jamaica, until the British conquered the area and deported them to Nova Scotia, from where they emigrated en masse to Sierra Leone.

clay

]]> 2016-10-20 14:47:59 UTC https://padlet.com/edukes/3rdperiodALWG/wish/132093152 nathan_nissley https://padlet.com/edukes/3rdperiodALWG/wish/132093294 A network of student-led chapters at universities and colleges with a two-pronged focus on creating awareness of and support for Sierra Leone and its people in regards to specific causes and issues.]]> 2016-10-20 14:48:18 UTC https://padlet.com/edukes/3rdperiodALWG/wish/132093294 Red spot is Sierra Leone. kaitlin_robertson https://padlet.com/edukes/3rdperiodALWG/wish/132093356

]]> 2016-10-20 14:48:27 UTC https://padlet.com/edukes/3rdperiodALWG/wish/132093356 anthony_mcdaniel https://padlet.com/edukes/3rdperiodALWG/wish/132093411 https://www.britannica.com/place/Sierra-Leone/Civil-war

]]> 2016-10-20 14:48:35 UTC https://padlet.com/edukes/3rdperiodALWG/wish/132093411 HISTORY OF SIERRA LEONE    Slavery and freedom    Protectorate    Independence    Democracy and anarchy    The Lome agreement    A new beginningRead more:http://www.historyworld.net/wrldhis/PlainTextHistories.asp?ParagraphID=pkw#ixzz4NdYa2jbt nancisotoespinoza106 https://padlet.com/edukes/3rdperiodALWG/wish/132093483 2016-10-20 14:48:46 UTC https://padlet.com/edukes/3rdperiodALWG/wish/132093483 population charlotte_cobbs https://padlet.com/edukes/3rdperiodALWG/wish/132093525

]]> 2016-10-20 14:48:52 UTC https://padlet.com/edukes/3rdperiodALWG/wish/132093525 Freetown lakota_kytle https://padlet.com/edukes/3rdperiodALWG/wish/132093643 2016-10-20 14:49:06 UTC https://padlet.com/edukes/3rdperiodALWG/wish/132093643 cleyber_ramirez_will https://padlet.com/edukes/3rdperiodALWG/wish/132093658 https://media1.britannica.com/eb-media/74/145874-005-06C6FC07.mp3]]> 2016-10-20 14:49:08 UTC https://padlet.com/edukes/3rdperiodALWG/wish/132093658 women wash clothes near the village of Lungi Acre outside the Sierra Leonean town of Makeni , November 17, 2010. brianna_sexton https://padlet.com/edukes/3rdperiodALWG/wish/132093691 2016-10-20 14:49:12 UTC https://padlet.com/edukes/3rdperiodALWG/wish/132093691 https://padlet.com/edukes/3rdperiodALWG/wish/132094282 2016-10-20 14:50:29 UTC https://padlet.com/edukes/3rdperiodALWG/wish/132094282 nathan_nissley https://padlet.com/edukes/3rdperiodALWG/wish/132094426 Sierra Leone suffers from epidemic outbreaks of diseases, including yellow fever, cholera, lassa fever andmeningitis.[149][150] Yellow fever and malaria are endemic to Sierra Leone.[150]]]> 2016-10-20 14:50:46 UTC https://padlet.com/edukes/3rdperiodALWG/wish/132094426 https://padlet.com/edukes/3rdperiodALWG/wish/132094496 2016-10-20 14:50:56 UTC https://padlet.com/edukes/3rdperiodALWG/wish/132094496 Location, Flag, and Capital lily_pierce https://padlet.com/edukes/3rdperiodALWG/wish/132095442

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]]> 2016-10-20 14:55:09 UTC https://padlet.com/edukes/3rdperiodALWG/wish/132096431 genavieve_bowden https://padlet.com/edukes/3rdperiodALWG/wish/132096444 Tumbu Town, Sierra Leone]]> 2016-10-20 14:55:11 UTC https://padlet.com/edukes/3rdperiodALWG/wish/132096444