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February 5th, 2013
thesmithian
Zoom “…not until maybe four years into the research that I realized that this was the truth of it…of my family’s story that … one side of my family had owned another, and that that was as bleak and as straightforward as it got…That is the quintessence of the hideousness of slavery, isn’t it? That a family member could own their child…or own a series of children and live with that, and … keep them in continued slavery and live comfortably with that.” more.

“…not until maybe four years into the research that I realized that this was the truth of it…of my family’s story that … one side of my family had owned another, and that that was as bleak and as straightforward as it got…That is the quintessence of the hideousness of slavery, isn’t it? That a family member could own their child…or own a series of children and live with that, and … keep them in continued slavery and live comfortably with that.”

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August 16th, 2012
thesmithian
…ambitious, original study…that moves across Barbados, Cuba, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, and Puerto Rico with confidence, keeping multiple literary histories in play simultaneously, while helping to forge a vital sense of a regional history… more.

…ambitious, original study…that moves across Barbados, Cuba, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, and Puerto Rico with confidence, keeping multiple literary histories in play simultaneously, while helping to forge a vital sense of a regional history…

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books authors culture lit nonfiction long reads barbados cuba guyana haiti jamaica puerto rico history Raphael Dalleo
March 3rd, 2012
thesmithian
'Twelve-thousand people living in seven Caribbean countries – Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Guyana, Jamaica, Saint Lucia, Suriname and Trinidad and Tobago – were surveyed to gauge the perception of crime and justice in the region. Many of the respondents said they lived in fear of violent crime and had little confidence in the police. Across the region, almost 10% of those questioned had been victims of crime in the 12 months up to the survey. The numbers ranged from a low of 6% in Jamaica to a high of 11% in Antigua, Barbuda, Saint Lucia and Barbados. The number of rapes is higher than the world average, and 30% of females surveyed said they lived in fear of being sexually assaulted.'
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November 9th, 2010
thesmithian
Zoom Rihanna: at the funeral of the late Prime Minister David Thompson. She was in Barbados to pay her respects. more about the services, here.

Rihanna: at

the funeral of the late Prime Minister David Thompson. She was in Barbados to pay her respects.

more about the services, here.

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