Knowledge Tree
Gold Coast
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From slavery to prisons in the Gold Coast, c. 1807-1957 scholars.duke.edu 5 facts
claimBritish colonists in the Gold Coast allowed local 'native prisons' to continue operating because they recognized the importance of these institutions to the local credit system.
accountDuring the era of 'legitimate commerce', West African merchants in the Gold Coast imprisoned the female relatives of debtors to secure loans, as the threat of sexual violation of these women in prison incentivized kin to repay the debt.
claimIn the Gold Coast, prisons functioned as a mechanism to manage cash flow following the abolition of the Atlantic slave trade by holding human hostages as collateral for debt.
claimThe 'native prisons' in the Gold Coast were not documented in the colonial archive or integrated into the system of indirect rule until the 1940s.
claimPrisons in the Gold Coast emerged after the abolition of the Atlantic slave trade, contradicting the belief that prisons did not predate colonial rule in Africa.
#285- Dolores Cannon & The Mystery of Past Life Memories - iHeart iheart.com Oct 13, 2025 3 facts
perspectiveJohn McClucky, an Australian QHHT practitioner based on the Gold Coast, advised the podcast host that the validity or verifiability of past life regression experiences is less important than the potential for personal learning and growth derived from the experience.
perspectiveJohn McClucky, a QHHT (Quantum Healing Hypnosis Technique) practitioner based on the Gold Coast of Australia, argues that the objective truth or historical reality of a past life regression session is less important than the experience itself, which can serve as a learning opportunity.
claimJohn McClucky, a QHHT practitioner based on the Gold Coast, Australia, advised Jonathan Myers that the value of a past life regression session lies in the experience itself and the lessons learned, regardless of whether the events are objectively verifiable or 'real.'
Slavery, the Slave Trade, and Brown University slaveryandjusticereport.brown.edu 2 facts
accountJohn Brown, the treasurer and a chief benefactor of the College of Rhode Island, returned to the African slave trade in 1795 by dispatching the ship 'Hope' to the Gold Coast.
accountThe brig Providence, a ship dispatched by John Brown to the Gold Coast, acquired 88 Africans, of whom 72 survived to be sold in Hispaniola.