Afro–Antiguans and Barbudans

Afro–Antiguans den Barbudans be Antiguans den Barbudans wey dema ancestry be entirely anaa mostly African (especially West African).

According to de 2011 census, 87% of Antigua den Barbuda dema population be Black den 4.4% be Mulatto.

 Origins 
Na dem bring chaw of de enslaved Africans to Antigua and Barbuda disembark from de Bight of Biafra (22,000 Africans) den de Gold Coast (16,000 Africans). Na oda African slaves cam from de Windward Coast (11,000 Africans), de West Central Africa (9,000 Africans), de Bight of Benin (6,000 Africans), Senegambia (5,000 Africans), Guinea den Sierra Leone (4,000 Africans).African origins of the slaves from British and former British Antilles
 History 

Settlers raise tobacco, indigo, ginger, den sugarcane as cash crops. Sir Christopher Codrington establish de first big sugar estate for Antigua for 1674, den lease Barbuda fi raise provisions for dema plantations. For de fifty years after Codrington establish ein initial plantation, de sugar industry become so profitable say plenty farmers replace other crops plus sugar, wey make am de economic backbone of de islands. Codrington den others bring slaves from Africa ein western coast fi work de plantations. Africans start dey arrive for Antigua den Barbuda for big numbers during de 1670s; dem soon become de largest racial group of Antigua den Barbuda.Appiah, Anthony (2005). Africana. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-517055-9.

Plus all others for de British Empire, Antiguan den Barbudan slaves get emancipation for 1834, but dem remain economically dependent upon de plantation owners. Economic opportunities for de new freedmen be limited by lack of surplus farming land, no access to credit, den economy wey build on agriculture rather than manufacturing. Poor labour conditions persist until 1939, when member of royal commission urge de formation of trade union movement."Antigua and Barbuda (11/06)". U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2025-06-17.

For de 20th-century dem redefine de role of Afro–Antiguans den Barbudans. De colonial social structure gradually start dey phase out plus de introduction of universal education den better economic opportunities.

 Statistics by Parish 

Afro-Antiguans den Barbudans by Parish

 Parish Name  Counts  Percentage Saint John's City  18,366  84.86% Saint John Rural  24,861  84.31% Saint Mary  6,754  92.13% Saint George  7,122  89.29% Saint Peter  4,937  92.85% Saint Philip  3,028  91.15% Saint Paul  7,405  91.24% Barbuda  1,546  95.11%

Place of Birth of Afro-Antiguans den Barbudans

 Parish Name  Africa  Other Latin or North American countries  Other Caribbean countries  Canada  Other Asian countries  Other European countries  Dominica  Dominican Republic  Guyana  Jamaica  Monsterrat  Antigua and Barbuda  St. Kitts and Nevis  St. Lucia  St. Vincent and the Grenadines  Syria  Trinidad and Tobago  United Kingdom  USA  USVI United States Virgin Islands  Not Stated Saint John's City  93  6  119  20  3  3  1,071  139  1,791  1,311  221  12,553  86  152  143  0  67  42  306  69  170 Saint John Rural  113  20  223  74  4  9  1,340  62  1,614  1,613  244  17,527  120  200  286  0  119  131  767  128  265 Saint Mary  3  4  18  17  2  5  203  8  283  314  34  5,470  26  20  19  0  17  36  184  52  39 Saint George  14  3  69  23  1  2  239  15  273  279  61  5,463  37  113  56  0  31  56  244  42  98 Saint Peter  2  6  24  6  0  0  139  7  324  154  22  3,870  23  7  41  0  10  15  147  27  114 Saint Philip  4  2  14  9  1  2  81  4  99  92  6  2,444  7  9  18  0  6  9  123  16  81 Saint Paul  11  6  53  12  2  1  149  12  347  391  28  5,915  30  33  46  0  18  33  219  53  49 Barbuda  0  1  3  3  0  0  22  0  39  19  4  1,409  6  1  7  0  0  6  15  3  2
 References 
Category:African diaspora insyd de Caribbean
Category:Antigua and Barbuda people of African descent
Category:Ethnic groups insyd Antigua and Barbuda
Category:People of African descent