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Emancipation Day

01 AUG 1834 – JAMAICAN EMANCIPATION DAY

August 1, 2022 By Roland Lundberg

August 1, 1834 marked a special day for Africans in British colonies as it was the day they received freedom from slavery. In Jamaica, the Emancipation Declaration was read from the steps of the Old Kings House in Spanish Town, St … [Read more...] about 01 AUG 1834 – JAMAICAN EMANCIPATION DAY

Filed Under: Africa, Anniversary, Culture, History, Jamaica, UK Tagged With: Colonialism, Emancipation Day, Independence, Jamaica, Slavery

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