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	James Island and Related Sites
		James Island and Related Sites present a testimony to the main periods and facets of the encounter between Africa and Europe along the River Gambia, a continuum stretching from pre-colonial and pre-slavery times to independence.
		Criterion (iii) : James Island and related sites on the River Gambia provide an exceptional testimony to the different facets of the African-European encounter, from the 15th to 20th centuries.
		Criterion (vi) : James Island and related sites, the villages and the batteries, were directly and tangibly associated with the beginning and the conclusion of the slave trade, retaining its memory related to the African Diaspora.
	whc.unesco.org /sites/761rev.htm

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		James Island is one of the most significant of all relics of European presence in the Gambia.
		James Island�s history is a violent one with the fort falling victim to the conflicts waged between the European powers throughout the 17
		It was a thickly wooded island at the mouth of the River Gambia, swampy and intersected by creeks, and its only interest for the people of Kombo was the fibre of the local trees which was used for rope-making.
	www.nrs.gm /slaverytrailrevision.htm

	GAMBIA HISTORY, A history of Gambia
		Gambia's first contact with Europeans came in 1456, when Alvise de Cadamosto and Antonioto Usi di Mare landed on James Island about 30km (19mi) upriver from the coast.
		James Island which was to become the main settlement of the Europeans, frequently changed ownership.
		Fort James lost its strategic appeal with the construction of new forts at Barra and Bathurst (now Banjul) at the mouth of the Gambia River, which were better placed to control the movement of ships, though Fort James continued to serve as a slave collection point until the trade was abolished.
	gambiainformation.tripod.com /gambia-history.html

	James Island (The Gambia) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Kunta Kinte, Alex Haley 's ancestor described in the book Roots was probably shipped through James Island.
		Gambia River, 30 km from the river mouth and near
		Elizabeth Island and used it as a trade base from 1651 until it was captured by the English in 1661.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/James_Island_%28The_Gambia%29

	afrol News - James Island Gambia's first world heritage site
		James Island and its related sites on the River Gambia were said to provide "an exceptional testimony to the different facets of the African-European encounter, from the 15th to 20th centuries." The river had formed the first trade route to the inland of Africa, being also related with the slave trade.
		James Island was included as one of 19 new cultural sites to the list.
		'James Island and Related Sites' have been included into World Heritage List, according to a release by the UN cultural agency, UNESCO, which edits the list and each year decides whether to include new sites of global cultural or natural interest.
	www.afrol.com /printable_article/10430

	sankiliba lodge
		Even if a certain degree of artistic license was taken in the writing of the book, it and James Island itself lend a telling insight into the brutalism of life in Gambia during the slave trade.
		Ten years later, having changed hands a few times, the island was taken by the English, and renamed James Island, in honour of the heir to the throne.
		The history of James Island is inextricably linked to that of the slave trade.
	www.sankilibalodge.com /pages/james-island.html

	* * * TheGambia.Net -- Your No.1 Info Channel to Gambia, Hotels, Travel, Business, information, people, Culture, Maps * * *
		England retained James Island and The Gambia River was given the additional right to trade in guns at Portendic.
		In 1708 the garrison at James Island mutined because of discontent over bad conditions arising from the disruption of trade and consequent lack of suplies from England.
		James Fort was able to bear off some French privateers with the help of some British Ships in spite of being undermanned and in bad repair.
	www.thegambia.net /james.htm

	gambia
		James Island and Related Sites present a testimony to the main periods and facets of the encounter between Africa and Europe along the River Gambia, a continuum that stretched from pre-colonial and pre-slavery times to independence.
		According to The Gambia's Secretary of State, the Honorable Yankuba Touray, the vision of the Department of State for Tourism and Culture is to "transform The Gambia into a tourist paradise through innovation, quality improvement, maximizing returns and broadening the product range to include ethno-tourism and eco-tourism".
		The Gambia is roughly twice the size of the state of Delaware in the United States and occupies a narrow area on either side of the Gambia River, forming an enclave in Senegal surrounded on its north, east and south borders by Senegal.
	www.africa-ata.org /gambia.htm

	James Island - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		James Island (The Gambia), a World Heritage island in The Gambia
		James Island (Maryland), an island in Chesapeake Bay
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/James_Island

	TRAVEL
		The painful relics of that past are embodied in two slave warehouses off the Atlantic coast -- one is The Gambia's James Island, and the other, Senegal's Goree Island.
		James Island, a stone's throw from Juffure, was of course the horror microcosm that Kunta Kinteh (the protagonist in Alex Hailey's novel, "Roots) vehemently revisited.
		Not until his dethronement through a military coup in 1994, The Gambia and Botswana have widely been regarded as the stalwarts of democracy in the African continent.
	dimensionsnews.com /GAMBIA.htm

	James Island News
		James Island High School is close to filling its head coaching vacancy in football as the charter school board voted to offer the job to Broughton (NC) High...
		For about a decade now, James Island’s Cross Creek Square shopping plaza on Folly Road has been mostly vacant ever since supermarket Harris Teeter, the plaza...
		Cyclists and pedestrians are both accommodated, for example, on both the new Cooper River bridge and Stono River bridge between Johns Island and James Island.
	conservation.mongabay.com /news/James_Island.htm

	[Artikkel] Jamaican youth delegates in Gambia
		During our spare times we were able to visit James Island (one of the places that played a great role in the slave trade).
		James Island was also where Kunta Kinte was kept as a slave before being shipped to North America (Alex Haley's ROOTS).
		Gambia is 90% Muslims which means that quite often we would see people praying by the waysides, in their homes or at their business places.
	www.rodekors.no /ungirodekors/article.asp?ArticleID=7701

	Palm Grove Hotel on the beach, The Gambia. Up River and Wildlife
		Trips to James Island to witness the history of slavery in the area are made by river boats which are escorted on their journey by hump back dolphins.
		The real Gambia is not too hard to find and can be briefly sampled on a landrover day trip or in depth by selecting one of the African style holiday base camps from which to explore the inner reaches of the River Gambia and its townships leading on to the African interior.
		Palm Grove Hotel on the beach, The Gambia.
	www.palmgrovehotel-gambia.com /upriver.html

	James Island
		James Island resident Kathleen Wilson, who in 2001 became the first South Carolinian to swim the English Channel, is at it again.
		James Island Democrat Frank Procaccini has sued to have his name listed on the ballot for a seat in the state Legislature after Charleston County's board of...
		No matter what James Island threw at Summerville -- and the Trojans threw a lot -- the Green Wave had an answer for it.
	conservation.mongabay.com /files/James_Island.htm

	Winne.com - Report on Gambia, Open for business
		When in 1807, slave trading was abolished, James Island was used to check and stop the illicit traffic in slaves.
		Hanno, The Carthaginean, referred to Gambia while writing about his voyage to West Africa in 470 B.C. It is known that between the 5th and 8th centuries most of the Senegambian Area came from the Sarahuley ethnic group, and those descendants can be found in The Gambia.
		The Gambia was administered as a crown colony from Sierra Leone between 1821 and 1892, but since then Banjul (Bathurst) has been its capital.
	www.winne.com /gambia/bf03.html

	AFRICA 2009 Projets situés - Gambia: JAMES ISLAND
		James Island and its related sites are the vestige of the conflicts between various European traders, which settled in the region since the 15th century to exploit the rich lands of Gambia.
		James Island has now become a major tourist attraction in the Gambia with more than 15 000 visitors per year, mainly Europeans and African-Americans.
		James Island is related to 5 other sites testifying of the Afro-European encounter along the river: Fort Bullen, CFAO building and a Portuguese chapel in Juffureh, San Domingo ruins and the 6-gun battery in Banjul.
	www.iccrom.org /africa2009/english/activities/sites/james.shtm

	The Gambia Experience - The specialist tour operator to The Gambia
		Fort James is a reminder of the centuries of struggle to dominate the slave, and other, trades of the region.
		The Gambia Experience - The specialist tour operator to The Gambia
		The ruin stands on a tiny island in the centre of the river.
	www.gambia.co.uk /what_to_see_and_do

	The Gambia
		Gambia and Senegal were joined in the Confederation of Senegambia and cooperated on defense and economic matters from 1982 to 1989, when the confederation was dissolved.
		"Gambia" or "The Gambia" is a tiny coastal republic of West Africa.
		Gambia's new military regime worked to improve roads, telecommunications, schools, and health facilities.
	www.bansanghospitalappeal.com /bansang/id75.htm

	sankiliba lodge
		Equipped with excellent amenities, it aims to provide its guests and visitors with a unique experience of Gambia's incredible wildlife: the dawn chorus; the excellent opportunities for birdwatching; the tours that will truly bring Gambia to life for you.
		Sankiliba Lodge is a new holiday village located approximately 50km inland, separated from the Gambia River by a thin stretch of the National Forest.
	www.sankilibalodge.com

	FORT JAMES ISLAND, Gambia
		Fort James is located on James Island near Juffureh (see MAP) about 30km up the Gambia River.
		Fort James lost its strategic position with the building of new forts at Barra Point and Bathurst (now Banjul) at the entrance to the Gambia River, which were better located to control shipping movement.
		The ruins are located on a small island in the middle of the River Gambia.
	gambiainformation.tripod.com /fort-james-island.html

	Projet Situé: Images of James island, The Gambia
		Projet Situé: Images of James island, The Gambia
		Click on the images to see enlarge size
	www.iccrom.org /africa2009/english/activities/sites/img-james.shtm

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	ciHistory_Inc.htm
		Slave trading was abolished in 1807 and James Island in Gambia was used to check and stop illicit traffic in slaves.
		Gambia was strategically important as a trade point along the West African coast.
		Though the Portuguese did not establish a colony in the Gambia, they continued to monopolise trade until the English gained control of the mouth of the River Gambia in 1651 and fortified present day Banjul.
	www.journeymart.com /DExplorer/Africa/Gambia?SubLink=DExplorer/Africa/Gambia/ciHistory_Inc.htm

	Fort James Island
		Fort James Island - where slaves were once held.
	www.africanculture.dk /gambia/pcphotos/f-james2.htm

	NiiCa - Republic Of The Gambia
		Banjul through James Island to Juffurey the birth place of Kunta Kinte - Roots- Alex Hailey
		The Clean gateway to the Futa Jallon mountains in Guinea.
		Jola Palm Wine Tapper climbing a Palm tree to fetch tapped Palm Wine (Jungle Juice).
	www.niica.on.ca /gambia/Music.aspx

	Spiritwalk
		As I exit the slave fortress at James Island, My invisible chains are removed, I know that Jah makes all things possible, That communications between Africans is a must!
		A one million man march on the White House isn't enough, Let us march forward to Zion Honouring our Ancestors, our Heroes.
		To develop our African Continent For future generations yet to come.
	www.timbooktu.com /sophiaba/spiritwk.htm

	The Gambia
		James Island and the fort as Fort James
		The Protectorate originally had two divisions North Bank and South Bank; later it had five divisions: Kombo-Saint Mary, MacCarthy Island, North Bank, South Bank, and Upper River.
		27 Jul 1695 - Apr 1699 French rule (French Gambia) but island deserted.
	www.worldstatesmen.org /Gambia.html

	VirtualTourist.com - The Gambia Travel Guide - Pictures, Tips and Reviews
		The Gambia Travel Guide - Tips, Reviews and Pictures of Hotels, Restaurants, Activities and more in The Gambia
		Q: I am considering a 7 night holiday in the Gambia next Xmas 2005, but wondered if excursions would still be operating over this period?
		> Write Your Own The Gambia Travel Tips
	www.virtualtourist.com /vt/f77

	Iguana.Industries
		A lot of the slaves died on this island and where thrown into the water (and eaten by crocodiles).
		Hundreds of slaves were at the same time prisoner on this island for a few weeks, waiting for exportation to Senegal and from there to the USA.
		For those who survived the island, manly died because of the long and hard journey to the USA.
	www.iguana-design.nl /silent.htm

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