First Woman In Bahamian History to Apply for Jury Service – Mrs. Zoe Maynard 1968

Jury service, was once the sole domain of men of property, in The Bahamas. Despite women finally getting the right ...
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Slaves of Prospect Hill Sold including Adam 7 and Charity 3 – May the Ancestors Be Praised 1827

That same Prospect Ridge. That small hill connecting West Bay Street to John F Kennedy Drive, in Nassau, was once ...
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Priscilla Munnings, Free Black Woman, Hanged In 1825 Convicted Under Copyright Law

Why was Priscilla Munnings, a free black woman, hanged in August 1825, under a 1710 British copyright law - the ...
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Bahamian, Haitian, Barbadian and Guyanese form “Ballot Box Party” in Grant’s Town – Political Party with Chairman Capt. Stephen A. Dillet 1924

Captain Stephen Albert Dillet was Bahamian. Lewis W. Duvalier news editor of the Tribune was Haitian. Robert M. Bailey was ...
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PLP AXES Miss Bahamas International, Dog Shows and Speed Week To Pay MPs Salaries saying “Spend $600,000 to save $6 million” 1967

Miss Bahamas International had little to do with The Bahamas. Other than using the country’s name, as a tourism promotional ...
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“Democratise the [Public] Boards… train new people in the functions of government so that they may be prepared to accept responsibilities and provide stable leadership in the future” Etienne Dupuch 1957

In 1957, appointments to Public Boards were still done exclusively by the British appointed Governor, whoever he happened to be, ...
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PLP Congratulated on ‘New Day’ Win As Over 2,000 Work Permits Are Approved In First Six Months While Shantytowns Expand – 1967

‘Square Deal’ was the Progressive Liberal Party’s campaign slogan for the 1967 General Elections. For many, at the time, there ...
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Savaletta Hanna – forged will of black, illiterate, poor farmer and LAND – You know how it ends – Freeport 1967

Savaletta Lewis Hanna died of a stroke on 30th December 1953. She was 80 years old. Savaletta would have been ...
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Advertisement for Principal of new College of Bahamas – Salary B$14,000 per year – 1969

From 1969, it was always the dream that the new College of the Bahamas, would eventually become a University of ...
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Dichotomies During Slavery: Sold, Runaway, Revered – Mackay, Maria and Flora 1808

In 1808, three women, Flora, Maria and Mackay, all slaves, offer an altogether common picture surrounding the institution of slavery ...
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