Emancipation: For All Oppressed Peoples - Searchlight

Emancipation: For All Oppressed Peoples - Searchlight

THIS WEEKEND, people of African descent all over the Caribbean will begin a month of reflection and celebration as we commemorate Emancipation Day of 1838 and what it means, and should mean, to freed exslaves. In what was called the British West Indian colonies, August 1 is our signal day, marking the coming into effect of the Emancipation Proclamation. The dates for ending this inhuman bondage differed from region to region...

191st Anniversary Of Emancipation

Bermuda will commemorate the 191st anniversary of Emancipation at Cup Match, with the African Diaspora Heritage Trail Foundation and the Bermuda Friendly Societies Association leading a moment of reflection and proclamation before the first ball. A spokesperson said, “Bermuda will commemorate the 191st anniversary of Emancipation through the annual Cup Match event, a profound celebration of self-liberation […]