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A 7 page paper discussing some of the attitudes, events and issues leading to greater nationalism in Sierra Leone that eventually won its independence from Britain in 1961. The paper discusses the contributions of Adelaide Casely Hayford in the 1920s; I. T. A. Wallace-Johnson in the 1930s; and Sir Milton Margai, Sir Albert Margai and Sir Ernest S. Beoku-Betts in the 1940s and 1950s. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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7 pages (~225 words per page)
File: CC6_KSsierLeoneNat2.rtf
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The path of decolonization in Sierra Leone followed a pattern common in other colonies gaining their independence from a foreign power. Those in leadership positions initially looked to
the occupying power for assistance, then for freedom and self-determination. Such was the case in Sierra Leone, which led Africa in various freedom movements of the 1960s and 1970s.
Prelude to Change British influence was widespread by the end of the 19th century, and it claimed Sierra Leone as a protectorate in
1896. One author states, "The colonial history of Sierra Leone was not placid. The local people mounted several unsuccessful revolts against British rule and Creole (freed slave) domination" (Sierra
Leone Information, 1998). Freed slaves and British rule together constituted the most active - and loudest - voices of Sierra Leone, but there were others in outlying areas for
whom neither slavery nor British rule was relevant. "Most of the 20th century history of the colony was peaceful, however, and independence was achieved without violence" (Sierra Leone).
Though Sierra Leone gained its independence without violence, there certainly was a measure of animosity. The descendants of the original freed slave settlers
became the elite of the country, marginalizing the remaining portions of the population. And while the freed slaves constituted the majority in Sierra Leone in earlier years, such was
not the case by the middle years of the 20th century. A constitution approved in 1951 "provided a framework for decolonization" (Sierra Leone
Information, 1998). Sierra Leone would remain under British rule until 1961; decolonization was intended to pull Sierra Leone along in Western development and to ingrain Western rule of law.
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