slavery was abolished in the british caribbean in 1833.
slavery was abolished in the british caribbean in 1833.
when was slavery abolished in the british caribbean?
1833
the rastafari movement developed out of the legacy of the atlantic slave trade, in which over ten million africans were enslaved and transported from africa to the americas between the sixteenth and nineteenth centuries. here, they were sold to european planters and forced to work on the plantations. around a third of these transported africans were relocated in the caribbean, with under 700,000 being settled in jamaica. on the island, the enslaved africans were divided into a stratified system, with field workers on the lowest rung and house servants above them. in 1834, slavery in jamaica was abolished after the british government passed the slavery abolition act 1833. racial prejudice nevertheless remained prevalent across jamaican society, with the overwhelming majority of jamaica's legislative council remaining white throughout the nineteenth century, and those of african descent being treated as second-class citizens. with slavery abolished, formerly enslaved africans and afro-jamaicans became free peasants. in the three decades after emancipation, the free village system proliferated across jamaica as non-conformist missionaries, particularly baptist, purchased land from the large owners and sold it as smaller plots to former slaves.
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british caribbean philatelic study group









































the british caribbean philatelic study group (bcpsg) exists to promote interest in, and research into, the stamps and postal history of the british caribbean area.









































the bcpsg was formed in 1961 as the "british west indies federation study group". it later merged with the "bahamas postal history study circle" and changed its name to the bcpsg. in 1988, the "roses caribbean philatelic society" merged with the bcpsg.









































the study group publishes the "british caribbean philatelic journal", and books and monographs.









































section::::selected publications.









































bullet::::- "bahamas postal stationery", hoey.
british caribbean philatelic study group