Bones of freed slaves 'haunt' St. Helena island

[Article] They made it to freedom, just about -- hundreds of Africans who were rescued from slave traders in the 19th century were taken to the remote island of St Helena, but many of them died of their injuries. Their graves were discovered in 2008 during work to build a road for the new airport, but a decade on the remains are still in storage, with campaigners hoping they will one day receive a dignified burial.

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Today, it's an industrial area… But this valley in St. Helena is where the remote island's painful history has been brought back into the present.It was here, in 2008, that the remains of hundreds of former slaves were unearthed, during work to build a road for the island's new airport.Alonzo...
This article was published Monday, 18 December, 2017 by AFP (326 words)
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