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Scotland's Shame: Bunce Island

When the slave trade hit West Africa, the Scots were at the shameful heart of it, running the slaving fort of Bunce Island in the Sierra Leone River as a little piece of Scotland.

Journalist Joan Baxter explores the island and finds how one young Scots abolitionist faced up to it.

25 minutes

Last on

Fri 28 Dec 2007 22:05

Broadcasts

  • Mon 26 Mar 2007 11:30
  • Tue 27 Mar 2007 00:30
  • Tue 14 Aug 2007 22:05
  • Fri 28 Dec 2007 22:05