Episode Synopsis "Part One - The Bell and the Cannon"

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 make some pretty quick associations. White sand, tropical sun, crystal clear waters, luxury holidays. A romantic honeymoon. 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. The sad stories of these people have been all but forgotten, their mention in historical texts largely focused instead on the monetary value of the slave. This is Seychelles and the legacy of Slavery, a podcast series in 8 parts. 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 Sounds via Zapsplat.com Backing music by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) License: CC-BY Attribution 3.0

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More episodes of the podcast Seychelles and the Legacy of Slavery

• Part Eight - Freedom from colonial rule
• Part Seven - A ‘school’ for the slave children
• Part Six - The false hope of liberation
• Part Five - Runaway slaves
• Part Four - Lost identities
• Part Three - Tragedies and triumphs of Seychellois slaves
• Part Two - The Seychellois Slave Traders
• Part One - The Bell and the Cannon