Cannibalism to Incest: Stories in Bahamian Negro Folklore 1895

Cultures and traditions, outside of Europe, between the 15th to 19th centuries, were roundly dismissed as primitive. Whatever intellectual property …
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Was Dr. Meyer Rassin’s Permit Application Denied Because He Was Jewish 1946

During World War II, if there had been no RAF Wing Commander Meyer Rassin, stationed in Nassau, to be in …
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Skyline Heights, No Portion Shall Be Sold To Anyone Who Is Not of the Pure Blood White Race 1957

A word of advice. When you see the old generation of Bahamians, sitting on the front porch, talking about the …
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His Highness Prince Bishnu Shumshere of Nepal Found Dead in Cable Beach, Nassau 1946

Prince Bishnu Shumshere, the fantastically wealthy son of the Maharajah of Nepal, was found dead, in bed, in his home, …
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Praying So Hard To Stop Casino Gambling, We Never Saw The Storm Of Drugs Coming 1977

From the days of slavery, to emancipation, to the push for civil rights, the journey for negro people, since 1492, …
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Police Even Took His Balls! “Father Allen” Caught Selling Numbers From His Chicken Shack 1965

Four very important things one needs to understand about the numbers racket and the predominantly negro area of East Street, …
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Whatever Happened to FIRST BAHAMAS INVESTMENT TRUST OFFERING SHARES TO BAHAMIANS 1965

In the 1960s, for the average Bahamian, access to the wealth creating stock market of the United States wasn’t even …
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Slavery Across the British West Indies (part 4): Hung For Nine Days Until He Talked, Lucca Bay, Jamaica 1777

Blood, throughout human anthropological history, carried tremendous symbolism and unquestioned importance. Blood represented life. Even the most ignorant amongst early …
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Bahamas Are Not In The Caribbean and That’s Final 1960

By 1960, after a few hundred years of historical associations, the link, putting the Bahamas somewhere in the Caribbean Sea, …
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Sliced Beef Tenderloin À la Pindling February 10th 1967

À la, in the gourmet culinary world, as well as in the popular vernacular, was shortened when borrowed from the …
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