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 don’t 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.
Seychelles and the Legacy of Slavery
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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 don’t 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.
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July 31, 2024
Part Eight - Freedom from colonial rule
<p>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. </p> <p><br></p> <p>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.</p> <p><br></p> <p>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</p> <p>Sounds via Zapsplat.com and Pixabay.com</p> <p>Backing music:</p> <p>Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)</p> <p>Musiques Oubliées des Iles</p> <p>Tonpa / Boboï – Mémoire Musicale Des Îles Seychelles</p>
July 23, 2024
Part Seven - A ‘school’ for the slave children
<p>In this episode, we look at what happened to the African slave children who were “liberated” by the Royal Navy and unceremoniously dumped on the shores of Seychelles, thousands of miles from their homes and families. This led to the eventual establishment of what would become known as “Venn’s Town” - a missionary school for the liberated slave children, far away and out of trouble on the highest mountain. The ruins of Venn’s Town, for many years neglected, overgrown and unsignposted, were largely ignored as tourists trampled past them in search of the picture-perfect views, but in recent years the site has been renovated and turned into a historical tourist attraction - but has it been done properly, and for the right reasons?</p> <p><br></p> <p>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</p> <p>Sounds via Zapsplat.com and Pixabay.com</p> <p>Backing music:</p> <p>Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)</p> <p>Musiques Oubliées des Iles</p> <p>Tonpa / Boboï – Mémoire Musicale Des Îles Seychelles</p>
July 20, 2024
Part Six - The false hope of liberation
<p>This is Seychelles and the legacy of Slavery, a podcast series in 8 parts. In this episode, we will be talking about the effect the emancipation movement and subsequent abolition of the slave trade had on the Seychelles and the wider Indian Ocean, and why freedom was more of a theoretical concept than a reality long after slavery was abolished.</p> <p>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</p> <p><br></p> <p>Sounds via Zapsplat.com and Pixabay.com</p> <p>Backing music:</p> <p>Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)</p> <p>Musiques Oubliées des Iles</p> <p>Tonpa / Boboï – Mémoire Musicale Des Îles Seychelles</p>
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