The Roots of Emancipation in Barbados

(Excerpts from the book Marching Down The Wide Streets of Tomorrow)
SUNDAY, April 14, 1816 saw the occurrence of one of the most important events in the history of Barbados, an event that ultimately led, 150 years later, to the historic happenings of November 30,1966 - the political independence of Barbados.
On that fateful Sunday, thousands of enslaved and exploited black Barbadians rose up in open rebellion against the bloody - minded, repressive, slave-holding elite that dominated Barbadian Society. This rebellion, popularly known as Bussa's Rebellion, began....Buy the book and read more.