The legacy of slavery in Barbados

[@davidmiles-hanschell]

I am Barbadian and and left in 1961, still a colony of GB ignorant of its history which was not on the curriculum of my secondary school or discussed at home; it's never too late to learn; I wonder to what extent today is this information based on historical research is made available and taught in classrooms of the Republic of Barbados?

[@daveramses8236]

And people were heartbroken when the queen died. Look how long it took her to free those people. Reparations are due

[@HistoryonYouTube]

But who should get them Dave? And in what form should they be?

[@daveramses8236]

@@HistoryonKZbin that's none of your concern what I think is good for my people. All I'm gonna say is the people who've done inhumane crimes and exploited others for their and future bloodline to benefit need to give back the inheritance they stole that everyone has a birth right too. The ones who rule know how and where most of their riches come from..it damn sure wasn't all from the stock market. If the jews can receive and continue to receive reparations..everyone else deserves the same benefit.

[@joanhuffman2166]

The slaves of the British Caribbean were dead before Victoria was Queen, never mind Elizabeth II. Every enslaved person of the Caribbean is long dead, their grandchildren are long dead. Reparations are given to those who personally suffered.

[@daveramses8236]

@@joanhuffman2166 wrong

[@joanhuffman2166]

@@daveramses8236 The reparations movement is all about acquiring people's votes. If they stir up blood feud and people are hurting others, if tensions between various groups of people are inflamed because of things done 189 years and more ago, they don't care any more than a thief or robber cares as long as they have their unjust gains. They are moral monsters.

[@ktomsen8528]

Quite enlightening. We are all still slaves of the rich as corruption continues with global offshore tax haven thievery. That said, searching the path of family found in St. Michael's Parish of Barbados from the 1650's to 1705, Darby, Teague, Cornelius, John, Mary and Thomas. What was the most common route from Barbados to North America? Charleston, SC?

[@brennis_the_menace3414]

My 8th great grandfather was an indentured Servant that was sent here before settling in America, Benjamin Maple

[@HisbeautifulTruth-nl1ch]

Did he then become a chattel slave or did he complete his time to live in freedom with his children?

[@combrogi]

The rich are never happy with what they've got. It's like a competition, who can accumulate the most cash 🙄

[@HistoryonYouTube]

What I cannot understand is how they can hurt so many people in order to accumulate cash they don't need.

[@combrogi]

@@HistoryonKZbin collateral damage, on their path to becoming considerably more wealthy than yaw (as Harry Enfield might say 😂)

[@manliber6499]

Barbados, a tiny island state with a great president whose global view and intelligence that shames the leaders of many developed nations

[@waynie8710]

Do you know who the president of Barbados is?

[@Villain630]

You talking bare junk 🤣🤣

[@damianbenskin8563]

😆

[@hammyhog4748]

Charging thoses alive now for crimes committed by others born hundreds of years ago? Guilty as soon as you dare to be born.

[@notsosuavemate]

@@waynie8710Sandra Mason

[@nicholascook388]

Thank you for showing the world the history of were we live.

[@HistoryonYouTube]

Thanks Nicolas.

[@marymann3927]

Very informative, educational and humane analysis of this sensitive and difficult subject.

[@waynemolloy]

Drax's land holdings in the UK weren't "acquired by criminal proceeds" as slavery was legal at the time so not a criminal act. If you do something today which is lawful then next year it is criminalised, should you be retrospectively prosecuted ???

[@HistoryonYouTube]

That is a good point, which I accept as a good legal point. However I would argue that the acquisition of those slaves was illegal, even if owning them to the place they were taken was not. I think this point is worth a video in its own right although it is really a point for a lawyer.

[@margaretgilkes4724]

I honestly cant beleave slave owners were compensated for slaves up to the year 2015...wdf😮😢 and me ah bajan still cant get my Income tax money from last yr..smh

[@AntarrahGilkes]

How is the historical fact that the money borrowed to compensate former slave owners was only fully repaid in 2015 connected to the alleged delay in you getting your owed income tax????

[@user-mj4or1zx3h]

I had no idea. This is unbelievable fascinating stuff. I can't remember ever reading this stuff in any history books. I was never absent for a history class.Slave history of the United states by way of the British started in Barbados. This is crazy😮 The slave codes really! 😏. Can anyone confirm what the gentleman is saying.

[@AntarrahGilkes]

It's true.... the Slave Code of Barbados were written in 1661 or thereabouts.... Colonialists from Barbados went to the Carolinas in 1671/72 taking the Code with them that showed how to control their enslaved Afrikans. This was later adopted by the British American Colonies .... You may search on KZbin for lectures by Historian Sir Hilary Beckles for a start.... He has also written a number of books on the Afrikan Transatlantic Slave Trade.

[@lunalea1250]

We have no idea, can't even fathom the horrific, wicked atrocities they committed against our Ancestors, some of the torture methods they used were so barbaric, yet they called the Human Beings they enslaved, savages & barbaric, NEVER accept the label of lazy they have used against us, after all, who was doing all the work to make them rich?!🤔

[@kieranororke620]

I wouldn't bet on compensation being paid one day though.

[@troybailey9666]

Compensation will be paid, or it will be 'taken.' One way or the other, payment for those crimes of slavery will be addressed.

[@philbachmann6398]

Very informative Alan.

[@frankanderson7939]

Congratulations , wish we had the same level of pride and dignity .

[@lennoxchandler2671]

Barbados does not have a president..bardados has a prime minister.

[@HistoryonYouTube]

That must be a mistake if I said that.

[@fresh-eggs]

​@@HistoryonKZbinBarbados have both a president and prime minister. But the prime minister is the person who is the head of the government. While the president is just a figure head holding over from the monarchy.

[@AntarrahGilkes]

The first settlers brought ten Afrikans to the island who were enslaved not ten indentured servants.

[@cavalier2097]

How were the Howard family involved with slavery

[@quintenbest5407]

somebody who has a good video on us bajans

[@HistoryonYouTube]

Thanks Quinten!

[@therickestpicklerick]

I did some research today. What a fucked to history. Sending love from America.

[@JesterEric]

Offshore tax havens have nothing to do with Brexit. Crown dependencies like Bermuda, Isle of Mann and the Channel Islands were never part of the EU

[@edwinsalau150]

The channel Islands; how complicit were the residents in rounding up the very few Jews?Shameful!

[@HistoryonYouTube]

They have everything to do with Brexit. They are the reason for it. They may not have been a part of the EU, but around one third of the proceeds of crime are laundered through them. The EU has stated a aim to stop this happening from the EU.

[@JesterEric]

Maybe the EU should be more concerned with EU countries like Ireland and Luxembourg. They offer sweetheart deals to companies like Apple, Amazon, Microsoft allowing them to offshore and pay very low tax rates on profits made in other countries

[@HistoryonYouTube]

@@JesterEric Perhaps you don't understand the difference between corporate taxation and the proceeds of crime.

[@danielwalmsley8924]

@History on KZbin EU are the new 2020 crimes. Happy we are out.

[@ciscodealmeida8541]

Well they must wait now for compensation, we in Portugal are still waiting for compensation from the Romans, then the Ottomans, its a long wait.

[@HistoryonYouTube]

I don't know. I got my cheque from the Vikings last month.

[@xirtus]

when you say "but not for the first king james who is the 6th king of scotland." are you saying that it's a different king James the I? or not his responsibility?

[@HistoryonYouTube]

I have an annoying trait of writing the text then ad libbing and it sounds as though as was doing it then and getting my words mixed up in the process.

[@xirtus]

@History on KZbin ah okay but you're not suggesting they are different people or something. Just checking! Great video!

[@MauriceLennards]

It simple people, The 6 is also the first because Ireland Scotland Wales and France were kingdoms b4 England he became the 1st of Englang After he united the 5 kingdoms leading to the initials UK which actually means united kingdoms.

[@davidtidman5531]

DRAX, DRAX, DRAX, still rich after all these years from slave money, yuk!

[@DaveSingh-b9f]

Barbados caviler&POLICE IT'S BLACK BOY🌞 ASHBY & BOYZ TY FOR KEEPING UP WITH ME 1❤

[@GromskoActor]

We want reparations

[@hammyhog4748]

@user-bw6tb1eu2y No, you money without having to work for it.

[@sullacicero2610]

I blame the Queen

[@djquinn11]

God save the Queen..., she ain’t no human bein...

[@HistoryonYouTube]

and there is no future, no future ... for you...

[@djquinn11]

@@HistoryonKZbin : Hahaha! Awesome!

[@joanhuffman2166]

Considering that the British freed their slaves in 1833, and Victoria became Queen in 1837, how is it all the fault of Elizabeth II?

[@sullacicero2610]

@@HistoryonKZbin no, I was using irony.

[@peterking702]

THERE IS A BAJAN QUEEN BY THE NAME OF QUEEN B, IS SHE TREATING HER OWN BAJAN BETTER THAN QUEEN ELIZABETH DID???? I DON'T THINK SO

[@EarlBailey-n2p]

I served in the army with a drax he would say his family made Thier money from brewery's

[@MauriceLennards]

The same Oliver Cromwell who was responsable for the decapitation of Charles the 1st " who was "blk by the way" atempted to invade Carlile Bay and was deterred by the cannons of Needhams point later named Fort charles . At that time parliment was loyal to the the Jacobite stewarts dynasty. The battle is termed " The battle for 🇧🇧 which led to a signiture of treaty which took place in Oistins town" meaning Cromwell failed in his attempt , this highly decorated with nuff battles under his belt, failed to capture bout here.

[@MauriceLennards]

If Cromwell deported thousands of white europeans to Barbados where are they today., you probably saying those poor whites of St.John but it is evident that they numbers does not corespond with the numbers Cromwell deported here" yes the poor whites did come from the British isles=Ireland Scotland GB and Wales but the came as a minority which is evident "again" but the vast majority are those today who believe they are of African decent. We came as prisoners of war , at that time in UK it was Protestants against the holy Roman Empire who were also "blk" people. The protestants were arresting killing and deporting Catholics from """" to 🇧🇧 St Lucia Martinique Monseratt Jamacia and North and South America 🇧🇧 was the first place for the deportation, it was a breeding farm and people were shipped from Barbados to the Entire Americas before they started bringing them direct from the UK to the sed places mentioned above and more . Captain Venables left 🇧🇧 with a flotilla of ships loaded with Bajan and British soldiers to capture Hispaniola/Haiti but bad weather detoured them to jamacia which led to the capture of jamacia,leading to a mass migration of Bajan scots/irish and English both blk and white to jamacia " .

[@MauriceLennards]

After the death Cromwell , charles2nd"son of charles1st regained the crown of the UK "leading to the change of Neddhams point to Fort Charles" but his reign was short and he had to exile to 🇫🇷 leading to the Rise of the Hanovarian King George ,but the parliment of 🇧🇧 had beef with King George " a brown skinned negro king from Germany who the 🇧🇧 parliment"which is the third oldest in the world" did not recognize him as King same way they didn't Cromwell for Cromwell was never king being not a Stewart had the title Lord protector govenor of the Uk common wealth. King George was of stewart blood from Charles1st who in his diplomatic traveling 2 Germany maried a Brownskined "blk" baroness that's how George accended to the throne after the death of his cousin the apparent Heir to the throne. The first coin in barbados minted in the 1700s depicting a blk person wearing the crown of the Duke of york with Latin words sayin I serve on the other side is a pineapple. A later version depicts the same but instead of a pine apple on the other side depicts a king sitting in a majestic water throne . These coins Depicts King George and his queen Sofia.

[@MauriceLennards]

By the way. You could learn a lot from a Dummy

[@MauriceLennards]

The TA slave trade fulfilled Dueteromys prophesy you will be taken from yr lands and sold as bonds men and women never to see your homeland again. It was a decree in the last stages of our deportation by Cromwell that all prisoners of war should be banished from Ireland Scotland Britain and Wales and any return of such prisoners would suffer the punishment of Death. This they don't want us to know.

[@MauriceLennards]

They were also Africans to but not as much in fact 3% . Bussa for example was African mandingo to be exact and he was the head Ranger on Bailys plantation in St. Philip , he use to beat and even kill slaves he was also a buk breaker "a demoralized homosexual punisnnent" and used to inform on folks , he does not deserve a statue in this forced adoption of an island. The real heroes were killed who weren't killed were shipped off to jamacia. Know yall history not his and the thruth won't sound that far fetched.

[@MauriceLennards]

King james the 5th of scotland IS te same James the 1st of England because Scotland Ireland and France were kingdoms before Britain, Britain consisted of Barons and warlords until James united the four countrys becoming the 1st king of England thus started the initials UK which realy means United Kingdoms.

[@chuckbrooks2271]

The Govt. Of Barbados, have the right with the peoples to compulsory take over Draxhall, ancestors souls are crying out on that plantation, with the history of Barbados, let make some movies on slavery.. let me know😢...

[@gundogsdirect]

The Gov have NO legal right to over take Draxhall or they would have done it! There are laws in Barbados and the Barbados Gov follow them just like the rest of us

[@Coco-uk9tv]

​@gundogsdirect The government can change the law, to make it legal to secure lands and or property used for the barbaric acts.

[@gundogsdirect]

@@Coco-uk9tv They could but it won't happen! When the island was first discovered IT WAS NOT filled will Bajans, it was empty and filled with European settlers and Africans imported for the slave trade. The land taken was the Drax's land well before Barbados tried to stake a claim to it and thats the real issue here. I am not saying the slave trade was a good thing just saying that the legal claim to the land is false. If you change the law all you have done has a people is stolen land from someone that is rightfully their's in the eye of international law.

[@Coco-uk9tv]

@@gundogsdirect I disagree with your position on the changing the law and some aspects of the history. There is a moral case to be made regarding reparations and governments change laws all the time to suit their own agendas. Look at Brexit in the UK as an example.

[@gundogsdirect]

@@Coco-uk9tv well let me tell you about Brexit. There's nothing wrong with the idea of Brexit, it was just never implemented correctly. Like any business you can have the best plan in the world but if you don't implement it, it won't work. If the law of the land here is changed and you take the land all you have done is stolen the land. Has for the moral aspect, well yes slavery was wrong and we have that position due to hindsight however at the time is was a way of commerce. Everyone was doing it, Whites, Blacks, Chinese ALL Guilty

[@hammyhog4748]

My comments keep on being deleted, charging those alive for crimes committed by others hundreds of years ago, is not justice, it is revenge.

[@HistoryonYouTube]

Who is being charged for crimes committed by their ancestors?

[@hammyhog4748]

@@HistoryonKZbin So far it is request for compensation, but as has been pointedly remarked by the authorities, this is just the beginning.

[@kudjoeadkins-battle2502]

@@hammyhog4748how does compensation punish the people of the present?

[@hammyhog4748]

@@kudjoeadkins-battle2502 By diverting resources in the present to "right" wrongs of the past for people that died decades if not centuries ago.

[@kudjoeadkins-battle2502]

@@hammyhog4748 no. To repair the damage that was caused. Damage that was caused during slavery and legally for 100 years after emancipation

[@jaygreider4753]

It will be interesting to see what happens in the Barbados. I hope they don't become a failed state like Haiti.

[@HistoryonYouTube]

Barbados has been independent for 55 years and nothing has gone wrong yet.

[@rpm1796]

@@HistoryonKZbin Have you been next door to Grenada?

[@cinquain0]

Hey... I'm from Haiti. But you're right, that place is a hellhole. Love this KZbin channel!

[@troybailey9666]

Haiti is NOT a failed state. It is a state that has been openly punished by Western Neo Liberal and Conservative RACISTS since the Haitian revolution! It is being PUNISHED for having 'Dark Skinned Peoples' who finally rose up against their brutal racists oppressors and told the world what's what! For that reason, and that reason alone, they are being punished in a multitude of economic, military and social- Psychological ways. It is relentless and started right after the revolution. VAST amounts of scholarship on this point!

[@redbeardandfriends]

@Jay Greider, Haiti was punished for being the first liberated slave colony in the western hemisphere. They are purposely held in a state of destabilization so that, that spirit of rebellion and liberation will not repeat itself, they are still being punished to this day!

[@fabioalisson640]

Olha esse por do sol!

[@rokana9641]

Draaxxxx!

[@MalcolmLambe]

Very poor production. You haven't done your homework.

[@HistoryonYouTube]

It might be poor, but you cannot name a single thing that is incorrect, can you?

[@MauriceLennards]

The biggest secrect to a Bajan is his identity & ancestry. They are scots irish english mixed with aboriginal Amerindian. They not African. 😮

[@fresh-eggs]

I am from Barbados and my ancestry is of African. How do you know what my ancestry is???

[@kudjoeadkins-battle2502]

Seriously? They are well aware of their African ancestry.

[@MauriceLennards]

@@fresh-eggs so part u feel I from b. The reason u don't know is because you were taught so . Mainstream history is his-story , but I don't blame u g. Ain't yr fault g. I stay intact with my ancestors for I am my ancestors.

[@MauriceLennards]

@@fresh-eggs you say u from Barbados"bim" but if you do yr research u would realize the ship log for all vessels involve in the TA slave trade came from 🇬🇧 ports mouth to be precise and the last names of these people was also documented, sane names we have 2day but the lied and said we got these names from plantation owners , just do some research buddy.

[@MauriceLennards]

@@kudjoeadkins-battle2502 they don't know, how would they know ,it seems to farfetched.

[@hughgrection4205]

It is destined to be lawless, corrupt and chaotic and when it is, you can lay the blame on anyone but Barbados.

[@HistoryonYouTube]

Why should it be lawless, corrupt and chaotic? After all, it has a British system, after almost 350 years of direct English then British rule.

[@kudjoeadkins-battle2502]

Why do you think that?

[@davidfence6939]

Informative, but rife with political and historical bias based on your own personal opinions. Eliminate those if you want to grow.

[@HistoryonYouTube]

But you cannot state what is incorrect in that 'bias', can you?

[@grdn02100]

@@HistoryonKZbin No but I can. Get your FEELINGS out of it and by the way you referred to the "illegal practice of slavery" that actually is false b/c it wasn't illegal at the time my friend. Not bad but you get down in the paint on this as if it happened in the 1990's it's like examining.....Covid from an 1880's perspective.

[@jeffhuggins5483]

Rome did it as did alot more all through history. As to mint and try it's fishy.

[@HistoryonYouTube]

That makes it all right then doesn't it?

[@jeffhuggins5483]

@@HistoryonKZbin where did you go to school 🏫🎒 and grade 🎚️ level, as to your assumptions or history heritage facts truth vs trying propaganda narratives surpreessing truth news and making it up to your assumptions or writing into history heritage facts truth with fake 🤥 conclusions. Child boo hoo.

[@HistoryonYouTube]

@@jeffhuggins5483 Only you cannot name one single thing here which is incorrect can you? The only one making fake conclusions is you.

[@jeffhuggins5483]

@@HistoryonKZbin you're saying it is all right, when in fact I cant see it ever being alright as your making an assumption too that. PHC mate 1 St cl Navy Marines USMC NAM West PT and Oorah.... And joining military AWHILE is an enlightening experience, its thur time you'll see this behavior first hand as well as see it.

[@jeffhuggins5483]

@@HistoryonKZbin you're the one that is saying it is alright get it, look at your first comment to me, why would you assum that based on Rome and others too, in the slave trade all or alot thur history. What's up with conclusions of History.

[@danielwalmsley8924]

How do you think the world goes around. The rich are rich and the poor are poor. But arguing about things that happened 100yrs ago is not the way forward and is stupid to blame people who are not alive. Humans are greedy.

[@kudjoeadkins-battle2502]

Who is arguing. The video stated factual information.

[@fabianbourne]

This video is bare foolishness

[@HistoryonYouTube]

What is foolish about it?

[@Cara-15]

Great work 👌🏾maybe your foolish 🧐

[@philipmonaghan8267]

Yawn!! so boring!! Happened a long long time ago!!! Grow up and move on!!!!

[@HistoryonYouTube]

It happened yesterday! Grow up and face reality!