The Cotton Tree, Sierra Leone
A man burns leaves beneath the Cotton Tree, Freetown, Sierra Leone, Africa. Over 500 years old, this tree is a treasured symbol of the city. A group of African- American slaves returned to Sierra Leone to settle the province of Freedom during the American War of Independence. They were believed to have gathered around the cotton tree, which was once in a slave market
Picture No
12478413
Media ID
47664924
Size
5187px x 3537px
(11.1MB)
Credit
© Philip Dunn / Mary Evans Picture Library
Source
copyright Philip Dunn
Date
circa 1985
