The British settlement in Sierra Leone is founded. Britain says it is to provide a home in Africa for freed slaves and homeless

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South African History Online. (2012, August 10). The British settlement in Sierra Leone is founded. Britain says it is to provide a home in Africa for freed slaves and homeless. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0090039

South African History Online (2012) 'The British settlement in Sierra Leone is founded. Britain says it is to provide a home in Africa for freed slaves and homeless', South African History Online, 10 August. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0090039 (Accessed: 26 September 2026).

South African History Online, The British settlement in Sierra Leone is founded. Britain says it is to provide a home in Africa for freed slaves and homeless [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0090039, (accessed 26 September 2026).

"The British settlement in Sierra Leone is founded. Britain says it is to provide a home in Africa for freed slaves and homeless." South African History Online, 10 Aug. 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0090039. Accessed 26 Sept. 2026.

South African History Online. "The British settlement in Sierra Leone is founded. Britain says it is to provide a home in Africa for freed slaves and homeless." South African History Online. August 10, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0090039.