Sir Godfrey GreggANATOMY OF A GENOCIDE YOUNG ISLAND is named after SIR WILLIAM YOUNG, Governor of Dominica and President of the Commission for the Sale of Lands in the Ceded Islands (which included Grenada, Tobago, Dominica, and St Vincent and the Grenadines). Here are letters from Young to the British…
Sir Godfrey GreggIt was mandated by the slave owner that only one breast could be used to feed the white child…if she switched up and let both black and white babies suckle from the same breast, she could be whipped because it was like them sharing the same water fountain. Average…
Read moreSir Godfrey GreggBY: Natasha Gregg THE CURAÇAO SLAVE REVOLT OF 1795 – The morning of August 17, 1795 saw the beginnings of an uprising on the Knip plantation in the Dutch colony of Curaçao. Led by a slave named Tula, approximately 40 to 50 slaves met in in the…
Read moreSir Godfrey GreggBlack history month Dr Cecil Arthur Cyrus .Born in layou January 6th1929.After graduation from queen’s university in Belfast Ireland ;Mr Cyrus kept upgrading his skills .He was orthopedic surgeon,gynecologist/obs;ENT specialist and eye specialist.ON Mondays and Fridays he had teaching sessions for doctors and nurses(Rn and NA).HE is a gardener,author,tailor…
Read moreSir Godfrey GreggNever Forget: America’s Forgotten Mass Lynching: When 237 Black Sharecroppers Were Murdered In Arkansas In 1919, after the end of World War I, Black sharecroppers in Arkansas began to unionize. This attempt to form unions, triggered white vigilantism and mass killings, that left 237 Blacks dead. Towards the end…
Read moreSir Godfrey GreggBY: Natasha Gregg FÉDON’S REBELLION – On February 10, 1763, Grenada was formally ceded to Britain via the Treaty of Paris, however, much of the colony’s populace was unhappy with British rule. Fédon’s Rebellion began on March 2, 1795 as an uprising against British colonialism in Grenada.…
Read moreSir Godfrey GreggBY: Natasha Gregg THE SLAVE REBELLION OF TROIS-RIVIÈRES – On August 26, 1789, the Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen was adopted by the French National Assembly. It stated explicitly that, “men are born free and equal in rights.” However, this proclamation was not applied to…
Read moreSir Godfrey GreggASHTON WARNER, AN ENSLAVED AFRICAN IN SAINT VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES, DESCRIBES A DAY IN THE LIFE OF A “FIELD SLAVE” OF A “KIND MASTER” ON THE CANE GROVE ESTATE (This book is available for free online from many sites and in many formats. Just Google it): I shall…
Read moreSir Godfrey GreggGood afternoon Gregg family around the globe. Here are a few pictures from the archives. Our mother Deldie Godfrey as Prison Officer Godfrey as Supreme Court Bailiff Sharol-Rose has definitely grown up Average Rating 0 out of 5 stars. 0 votes.You must log in to submit a…
Read moreSir Godfrey GreggBY: Natasha Gregg THE AFRICAN SLAVE REVOLT OF 1825 – By 1825, the Spanish Empire in the Americas had all but collapsed. At the same time, the colonists and planter class in Cuba were heavily involved in transforming the island into the most prolific sugar colony in the…
Read moreSir Godfrey GreggBY: Natasha Gregg THE ST.KITTS SLAVE RIOTS OF 1834 – After the abolition of slavery in the British West Indies in 1833, colonial powers needed a way to maintain slaves, yet “follow the law”, thus, the apprenticeship system in 1834. This system in itself was a form of modified…
Read moreSir Godfrey GreggToday I post a picture of the woman who steered our lives to what we are today Have a very good day and take care family. Godfrey Average Rating 0 out of 5 stars. 0 votes.You must log in to submit a review.
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Read moreSir Godfrey GreggBY: Natasha Gregg So, every Black History Month, I usually post about significant people throughout our history. This year I’ve elected to do something different. I’ve decided to post about significant rebellions in our history. First up: THE BAPTIST WAR The Baptist War began peacefully enough on December 25,…
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