Abolition of Slavery to be celebrated on Wednesday
MARIGOT--The 167th anniversary of the abolition of slavery will be celebrated this coming Wednesday at the Agrément roundabout, the site of the Lady Liberty statue, from 9:00am to 10:30am.
The Emancipation celebration this year will focus on the 226-year-old Hameau du Pont Bridge.
"The bridge was built back in 1789 during the evil period of slavery and the ancestors were never paid or recognised for their labour," noted President of Conscious Lyrics Foundation, Shujah Reiph.
The bridge was built on the orders of Jean Sebastien de Durat who also built Fort Louis and the old jail Read more
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