A biography of the American seaman and merchant who encouraged fellow blacks to colonize Sierra Leone, who sought a stronger legal position for blacks in America, and who was responsible for a Massachusetts law giving blacks the right to vote.
tracing the deadly path of the world's most precious stones
Campbell, Greg
2004
Explains how diamond smuggling in Sierra Leone has funded a brutal rebel war that has wrought havoc on the country's people; discusses connections to such groups as al-Quaeda; and measures the international diamond industry's complicity in the situation.
Describes the life of Mariatu Kamara, focusing on her experiences as a child during the civil war in Sierra Leone where she was raped, tortured, and had her hands cut off by juvenile rebel soldiers; and discusses her experiences after the war.
