Windward Coast
Windward Coast | |
|---|---|
 Windward Coast location in red | |
| Status | Modern dayLiberia,andCôte d'Ivoire |
| Demonym(s) | Windwarders |
| Time zone | UTC+0(GMT) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+0(GMT) |
TheWindward Coastwas used to describe an area ofWest Africalocated on the coast betweenCape MountandAssini,[1]i.e. the coastlines of the modern states ofSierra Leone,LiberiaandIvory Coast,to the west of what was called theGold Coast.A related region was called thePepper CoastorGrain Coast.
Culture
[edit]The Windwarders were renowned for their rice and indigo cultivation.[2]
References
[edit]- ^Jones, Adam; Johnson, Marion (1980)."Slaves from the Windward Coast".The Journal of African History.21.Cambridge University Press:17–34.doi:10.1017/S0021853700017837.S2CID162137010.Retrieved21 July2021.
- ^"NPS Ethnography: African American Heritage & Ethnography".nps.gov.Retrieved2023-03-14.
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