The 2nd Symposium

Join Speakers, Panelists, and Presenters in London, Canada, United States, and Freetown to mark the 230th year anniversary of the city of Freetown. Stories and presentations will highlight the 230+ year journey of Africans from before the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade, through the American War of Independence, Exodus to Britain and Canada, Arrival in Freetown, West Africa and 230 years since.

Speakers will present on topics including West Africa before the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade, Black Poor of London to Freetown, Black Loyalists who fought during the American Revolutionary War and later settled in Canada, the largest exodus of free blacks from the Americas to Africa, the historic founding of Freetown in 1787 and 1792, Slave Resistance in the Americas, and Historic Freetown at 230 years old.

Zoom details will be sent before the event. You may use the same Zoom details for each Panel Session:

This Symposium is FREE, however DONATIONS are welcome.

Donations will go towards the creation and installation of Historic Markers curating the “One Journey” to be located in Freetown, Africa, USA, Canada, the Caribbean, South America and Britain.

This 2nd Symposium is organized by Adrian Q. Labor & Akindele T.M. Decker of African Curator, Amadu Massally & Aminata Kondeh of Fambul Tik, Barbara Morgan of Zion 230, Adesina During of KDU-Global, Iyamide Thomas of Krios Dot Com, in partnership with the Freetown City Council and the Mayor of Freetown.

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