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The chapter opens by giving some basic information about the people of Sierrea leone, especially taking time to discuss social structures. The author then moves on to discuss the background of the people in the area in which they bring up the mande speaking people, who were discussed in past readings. After this, the author goes into discussions about the interactions of these people with Europeans while also bringing up slavery.
One thing that the Author brings up that I found absolutely fascinating is the talk about African religion in the area. The author talks about the local creation myth which I thought was very interesting. Allison pointed out in her post that many portray African cultures as being primitive. While she focuses on social structures in her post, I feel that the same can be said about Religous customs and beliefs. That often African societies are portrayed as being simple or less “civilized” but that by them having a complex set of beliefs this in a way goes against what is commonly thought. This article in a way reminded me of the Chapter 6 readings in the Atlantic world. It reminded me because of the maroon towns that were mentioned in it. These both showed how despite what people of the time thought about Native Americans or Africans, that they were in fact not primitive and could be capable of the same things that Europeans were capable of accomplishing?