Barbados removes Queen Elizabeth II as Head of State: Why it matters.
Channel: Island Ancestors
Date: 2021-12-05

On 30th November 2021, the independent Caribbean nation of Barbados became a Republic with Dame Sandra Mason being sworn in as their first President replacing Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II as its Head of State. I discuss the significance of this event through a historical lens and include a bonus section on getting started with Barbados Genealogy research. 

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‪In 1661, the Barbados Slave Code was an Act of the Barbados Assembly that reclassified black people as chattels (i.e. property) leading to centuries of racialised oppression. This spread to Virginia, South Carolina, Georgia, Jamaica and the rest of the British empire. Barbados’ decision to become a Republic in 2021 is a Full Circle moment.‬


🕰  Content
Intro 0:40
Where is Barbados? 1:40
Colonisation of Barbados 2:10
Sugar Experiment 3:11
The First Slave Society 5:10
Abolition & Compensation 8:58
Independence 9:35
Becoming a Republic 9:54
A Symbolic Act 10:36
Decolonisation Matters 11:08
Full Circle Moment 12:20
*Bonus Tracing Barbadian Ancestors 13:30

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🎥  How to Get Started: https://youtu.be/8DyCYjmxr7A

📚 Resources 
Guy Grannum: Tracing Your Caribbean Ancestors
https://tinyurl.com/GrannumAncestry
https://grannum.wordpress.com

Southwark Libraries: Tracing your Caribbean family
https://www.southwark.gov.uk/libraries/southwark-archives/tracing-your-caribbean-family

Family Search Wiki
https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/Main_Page
Barbados, Civil Registration, 1900-1931
Birth records created by the civil registration offices in Barbados. These records have been indexed and are searchable as part of this collection.
"Barbados, Civil Registration, 1900-1931", Database. FamilySearch. https://familysearch.org : 29 September 2021.
https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/4318336
 
Barbados Church Records, 1637-1887
Baptisms, marriages and deaths in Barbados, primarily of the Anglican Church, but including records of other religions and denominations.
"Barbados Church Records, 1637-1887." Database with images. FamilySearch. http://FamilySearch.org : 4 December 2021. Department of Archives, Blackrock.
https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1923399

Historical Images 
Map of Barbados
http://www.bl.uk/onlinegallery/onlineex/carviews/m/022slo000002441u00003000.html
 
Slaves In Barbados
http://www.bl.uk/onlinegallery/onlineex/carviews/s/022zzz0pp3904i1u00020ir0.html

🎵 Music
https://artlist.io/Dexter-2490240

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