Today in Bajan History| August 13th 1897 Post Emancipation Judicial System

August 13, 2023 00:04:20
Today in Bajan History| August 13th 1897 Post Emancipation Judicial System
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Today in Bajan History| August 13th 1897 Post Emancipation Judicial System

Aug 13 2023 | 00:04:20

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The harshness of the judicial system post-emancipation in Barbados was emphasised as courts handed punishments out for what would now be considered petty crimes.

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