Memory

Sierra Leone’s history--some of it centuries old, some of it within recent memory--is still relevant and impacting each of us, even across time and an ocean. We speak with Dr. Ismail Rashid, a scholar and professor of African history who grew up in Freetown, Sierra Leone, to learn about three key events that have shaped the country, especially in terms of mental health and mental health care: the Atlantic slave trade, British colonialism, and the civil war.