Life on Caribbean Plantations: Labour, Family and Survival
Plantation records count crops and workers but also preserve traces of homes, families and communities. Evidence from Jamaica, Antigua, Trinidad, Barbados, St Kitts and Nevis shows…
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Enslaved Women in the British Caribbean: Work, Resistance and Freedom
Read the article: Enslaved Women in the British Caribbean: Work, Resistance and FreedomAgricultural workers, carers, traders and campaigners for their own freedom, enslaved women shaped Caribbean history through decisions made under severe constraint. Their stories require attention to…
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Fédon’s Rebellion: Grenada’s Struggle of 1795–1796
Read the article: Fédon’s Rebellion: Grenada’s Struggle of 1795–1796In 1795, a rebellion in Grenada brought together challenges to British rule, demands for political rights and enslaved people’s pursuit of freedom. Its defeat exposed the…