A journey that sets out to tell the story of Sierra Leone by highlighting
the Atlantic slave trade, the decade-long civil war (1991-2002), the history
of the notorious "Blood Diamonds" and most recently the world's worst Ebola
outbreak (2014-2016). All these tragic events tell the story of what Sierra
Leone has endured and how difficult life remains for those who have lived
through them.
0:00 Introduction – Why Sierra Leone?
2:14 Arriving in Freetown
3:20 Heading to Bunce Island Slave Fort
3:59 The Point of No Return
6:01 Inside the Slave Holding Ruins
7:37 Songs of the Enslaved Mende People
9:34 African Americans Tracing Their Roots
10:57 John Newton & the Story of Amazing Grace
12:45 The Brutal Civil War – RUF Rebels
14:02 Long Sleeve, Short Sleeve – Amputation Terror
16:40 Survivor Stories – Firsthand Accounts
19:58 The Forgotten Victims – Amputee Community
20:41 The Ebola Outbreak – A Nation in Shock
22:06 The Ebola Cemetery
24:28 Church Service & Prayer for Sierra Leone
🔴 FULL EPISODE: Sierra Leone – Part One | Travel The Road
Tim Scott and Will Decker, hosts of Travel The Road, travel to Sierra Leone
to explore one of the most tragic nations in Africa — from the slave trade
to civil war to blood diamonds to Ebola.
A Travel The Road documentary series original episode.
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