Hi All, The following is an update. It is an answer from a highly placed person at the National Council of Arts and Culture on the question as to whether there was a slave house in Janjanbureh. ----------------------------------------------
A study conducted by the NCAC and the Gambia National Commission for UNESCO in 1999, point to the fact that there is no factual evidence that suggests that there was a slave house in Janjangbureh. In page 50, the study states "The study has also found that the so called slave house was a warehouse belonging to the CFAO,and could not have been used for perpetrating the slave trade. In this regard it is noteworthy that Georgetown(Janjangbureh) was settled by the British long after the passing of the abolition act. The building style and materials of this structure are also reminiscent of other warehouses built by European traders in Banjul and all along the river. Moreover, the jetty adjacent to the building which should be contemporaneous with the warehouse has a carefully incised date reading 1899, at its base."
Thank God i am vindicated. Therefore tourist should be told that its not a slave house.
Kondorong congratulations on winning this good debate. I agree with you that everyone should be told this is not a Slave House the NCAC needs to put the record striaght.
Kondorong congratulations on winning this good debate. I agree with you that everyone should be told this is not a Slave House the NCAC needs to put the record striaght.
Peace
Sister Omega
Its a congratulation to all memebers who kept the debate on and came up ideas. Many things came up.
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