Antigua and the Aftermath of British Emancipation
by
Natasha Lightfoot
Language: English
Release Date: November 19, 2015
In 1834 Antigua became the only British colony in the Caribbean to move directly from slavery to full emancipation. Immediate freedom, however, did not live up to its promise, as it did not guarantee any level of stability or autonomy, and the implementation of new forms of coercion and control made...