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Today in Bajan History| June 21st 1837 A New School for Barbados’ Freed Children
The Barbadian reported on the opening of a school for formerly enslaved children at St. Stephen, Black Rock, St. Michael. The institution opened with...
Today in Bajan History| June 20th 1838 Justice and Society in Post-Emancipation Barbados
The Barbadian reported on a sitting of the Court of Grand Sessions, where several criminal cases resulted in sentences ranging from imprisonment with hard...
Today in Bajan History| June 19th 1865 Black Alice and Barbados’ Link to Juneteenth
Juneteenth marks the day slavery effectively ended in the United States when news of emancipation reached Texas in 1865. The occasion also highlights the...
Today in Bajan History| June 18th 1917 A Tragic Train Accident in St. Joseph
The Barbados Agricultural Reporter detailed the inquest into the death of 12-year-old Beresford Gamble of St. Joseph, who was fatally injured after attempting to...
Today in Bajan History| June 17th 1979 The End of Boarding at The Lodge School
The Barbados Advocate reported that The Lodge School would close its boarding facility at the end of the 1978–1979 academic year due to financial...
Today in Bajan History| June 16th 1838 Barbados on the Eve of Full Emancipation
Just weeks before full emancipation took effect, The Barbadian newspaper highlighted the challenges and uncertainties surrounding Barbados’ transition from apprenticeship to wage labour. Reports...