Melanie J Newton: 1 book
The Children of Africa in the Colonies
Free People of Color in Barbados in the Age of Emancipation
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2008
How emancipation transformed social and political relations in Barbados
When a small group of free men of color gathered in 1838 to celebrate the end of apprenticeship in Barbados, they spoke of emancipation as the moment of freedom for all colored people, not just the former slaves. The fact that...
