by Susan | Jan 26, 2026 | Monuments
The inscription on the base of the statue says “Persecuted (Martyr) Banished / Territorial medal of honor / 1986 / How Long Oh Justice! How Long?” Rothschild Francis was born in 1891 in Saint Thomas of the Virgin Islands while they were under the control of...
by Susan | Feb 17, 2025 | Monuments
Redemption Song, an 11 foot. high bronze sculpture, is situated at the main entrance of Emancipation Park. It is comprised of two naked black statues, a male and female, gazing to the skies, symbolic of their triumphant rise from the horrors of slavery. At the base of...
by Susan | Feb 10, 2025 | Monuments
Le Marron Inconnu , The Unknown Maroon, also called Neg Marron or Nèg Mawon in Haitian Creole, is a bronze statue of a runaway slave, better known as a maroon. Completed on September 22 1967 by Haitian architect Albert Mangonès, the statue is regarded as a symbol...
by Susan | Jan 13, 2025 | Monuments
The Emancipation Statue, by Barbados’ best known sculptor Karl Broodhagen, symbolizes the breaking of the chains of slavery at emancipation. It was unveiled on March 28, 1985 Slavery, abolished in 1834, was followed by a 4-year “apprenticeship”...
by Susan | Jan 6, 2025 | Monuments
Antonio de Montesinos was a Dominican missionary friar on the island of Hispaniola. He arrived from Spain in 1510. Disgusted at the treatment of the local Indians by the Spanish, he spoke out about this in a sermon in 1511. The Governor of the colony, Diego Columbus...
