The MAKING FREEDOM exhibition, which celebrates the 1838 emancipation of nearly a million Africans in the Caribbean, has been on tour from January 2014. After successful displays at the Marcus Garvey Library (London) and the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG) in 2013, Windrush Foundation would like to give other organisations the opportunity to host the […]
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This website celebrates the 1838 emancipation of nearly a million Africans in the Caribbean.It is about Windrush Foundation’s Making Freedom exhibition which tells the stories of howliberation was won. NEW EXHIBITION TOUR MAKING FREEDOM – From Emancipation to Windrush @ BLACK CULTURAL ARCHIVES —————————————————————————- PREVIOUS EVENTS FROM THE MAKING FREEDOM EXHIBITION TOUR From Tues 16th […]
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When the British Government appointed the Moyne Commission in 1938, it had hoped toexclude constitutional issues from its investigations and recommendations. But, among the Commission’s recommendations was the recognition of trade unions and political parties, first in Jamaica and Barbados. Universal adult suffrage followed, and politicians like Norman Manley (Jamaica), Sir Alexander Bustamante (Jamaica), Dr […]
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1834 In St. Kitts, the labourers on the plantations had resolved not to return to work without pay. So, the authorities declared martial law, rounded up the striking ‘apprentices’, and forced them back to work. Harsh punishment, including flogging and imprisonment, was inflicted on them. Some were sentenced to the treadmill. In Trinidad, many Africans […]
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After 1838 cultural traditions gave rise to major festivals, like Junkonnu (John Canoe) and Carnival, and to significant musical forms like kaiso (calypso), mento which led to contemporary reggae, and to musical innovations like the steel pan. Most of the Caribbean colonies had some form of Christmas Festival which went through to New Year’s Day. […]
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The end of enslavement in 1838 saw the enactment of laws that severely restricted the rights of labourers, making the formation of workers’ organisations a criminal offence. Some laws prevented them from owning land or property. Fines, physical punishment, imprisonment or eviction from homes could be imposed for breaking the laws. The economic situation for […]
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This rebellion was the largest since 1831/32 in Jamaica. On October 11, 1865, hundreds of Africans, led by Paul Bogle (1820–1865), a native Baptist deacon, walked into the town of St Thomas in the east of Jamaica. The major problem was the injustice they suffered. The people believed that they owned their provision grounds and […]
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Spirituality and faith were most important aspects in the lives of the majority of Africans in the Caribbean. Before and after Emancipation Day they were under the influence of Christianity as churches competed for African membership and loyalty. Missionaries were usually the ones who provided their educational needs, and there was an upsurge of interest […]
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Caribbean colonies were dominated by a small minority of Europeans and, to some extent, a smaller number of ‘coloured’ people, with the majority Africans and Asian indentured population as the working people. Before 1838, some free ‘coloureds’ had become politically, socially and economically powerful. Although from the union of white men and African women, the […]
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