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| 1765–1816 |
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| Philip Quaqua, first African Anglican deacon of the Gold Coast. | 1 |
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| c. 1770 |
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| Asante seized Gomba and enforced tribute until 1874. | 2 |
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| c. 1776 |
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| Yoruba introduced Islam into Dahomey. | 3 |
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| 1787 |
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| Freetown in Sierra Leone was founded to aid the repatriation of freed slaves from Britain and British colonies. | 4 |
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| May 9 |
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| Britain's resettlement of more than 400 ex-slaves to Sierra Leone marked the first repatriation of freed slaves back to Africa. British abolitionists hoped the newly settled community of ex-slaves would spread Christianity, support the abolition of the slave trade, and become integrated into the Atlantic economy. | 5 |
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