Today in Bajan History| January 20th 1833 The Festival of Joan and John

January 20, 2024 00:03:33
Today in Bajan History| January 20th 1833  The Festival of Joan and John
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Today in Bajan History| January 20th 1833 The Festival of Joan and John

Jan 20 2024 | 00:03:33

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Dr Thomas Ralph gives an eyewitness account of the Joan and John festival put on by the enslaved 

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