Thursday, December 11, 2025

Barbados 1661: From Sugar to Statute Behind Washington Black


Long Before the fantasy of Washington Black, there is law. In 1661, Barbados codified belongings slavery and became Britain's first servant society-- a design that travelled through the Atlantic world. This post and 56-second trailer set the fiction against the truths: how the Barbados Slave Code normalised punishment, protected home, and exported a system beyond one island. We likewise trace links to Halifax and everyday Caribbean lives that brought resilience through all of it.



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