Nicole with Maroon Church Deputy Senior Society Steward |
Meeting the Mayor of Freetown |
Kenute and Nicole with the Mayor of Freetown, Honorable Herbert A. George-Williams |
In the Mayors Office. |
Nicole with the Deputy Senior Society Steward |
Freetown |
British Council Landrover |
Ascension Town Cemetery |
Freetong Players International |
At the Maroon Church |
Maroon Church Flag |
Bell at the Maroon Church from the ship that brought the Maroons to Sierra Leone. |
Inside the Maroon Church |
Rafters in the Maroon Church salvaged from the ship that brought the Maroons to Sierra Leone. |
Freetown street sceen |
Twelve Tribes of Israel Rastafarian Temple at Kuntoloh worship on Raster Day |
Levi Priest at Kuntoloh |
Worship at the Maroon Church |
Kenute's testimony at Maroon Church being interpreted by the Senior Society Steward. |
Elder at Maroon Church |
Ophelia John, elder at Maroon Church sharing her knowledge of the early Maroon history of Freetown. |
Minister at the Maroon Church |
Kenute and Nicole with Maroon Church elders |
Maroon descendants look alike |
Nicole taking time out for a radio interview |
From one Maroon generation to another |
Nat-Stanley Family |
Krio artifact |
From inside a Krio board house |
Inside the Nat-Stanley home |
Kenute with the pikin dem |
Kenute with new friends |
Kenute and Nicole with the Nat-Stanley family |
Trelawney Street, Morray Town, Freetown |
Outside SLBC |
Street performance with gumbay drum |
At the Big Market |
Nicole by the Cotton Tree |
19th c. sketch of the Maroon Church |
Kenute's baptism at the Maroon Church |
Honorary Maroon Church Choir Members |
The Maroon Church |
Interviewing the Curator of the National Museum |
Typical Freetown traffic |
Charcoal vendor |
Cotton Tree |
Under the Cotton Tree |
Preparing for the awujoh at the Maroon Church |
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Nyole ritual at the Maroon Church awujo. |
Nyole ritual at the Maroon Church awujo. |
Nyole ritual at the Maroon Church awujo. |
Nyole ritual at the Maroon Church awujo. |
Nyole ritual at the Maroon Church awujo. |
Tour of Bathurst Village |
Nicole in front of Krio board house in Bathurst village |
Gumbay band performance |
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Local boat |
Bunce Island tour |
Kenute at Bunce Island |
African tomb at Bunce Island |
Bunce Island from the water |
Ferry at Government Warf |
Great project! I love the pictures. The story is compelling and heartwarming. I would love to hear more.
ReplyDeleteI agree the project was educational, inspiring,and very eye-opening. I hope you keep on pursuing the journey reconnecting the Maroons, having them fly under one banner
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