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Seychelles and the Legacy of SlaveryAuthor: Hajira Amla
The Seychelles islands: an archipelago of 115 islands in the Western Indian Ocean, just off the East African coastline. Not everyone will have heard of the Seychelles, but those who have associate it with white sand and luxury holidays. What most people dont know is that Seychelles has a dark history associated with slavery since the islands were first settled 250 years ago, and for the next few decades the islands would be used as a strategically important base for the storage and transportation of Africans captured on the mainland. Language: en-gb Genres: History Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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Part Eight - Freedom from colonial rule
Episode 8
Wednesday, 31 July, 2024
This is Seychelles and the legacy of Slavery, a podcast series in 8 parts. In this final episode of this limited series, we will be talking instead not about the stories of the slaves but the legacy of slavery and its impact on the generations that came after them to form the Creole people living in today’s modern society. In recent years, the cultural identity of the Seychellois people has become the subject of academic interest, especially as there is now a large proportion of Seychellois educated at Masters level and above. This has demonstrated a need for us to better understand who we are as a people more comprehensively, and critically assess whether the fundamental role that slavery has played in the cultural history of our population has been adequately recognised. I hope you enjoyed the series! If you'd like to get in touch with your comments and feedback, you can leave a message here: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/seychelles Sounds via Zapsplat.com and Pixabay.com Backing music: Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Musiques Oubliées des Iles Tonpa / Boboï – Mémoire Musicale Des Îles Seychelles
