History of Barbados
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Barbados is an island country in the southeastern Caribbean Sea, situated about 100 miles east of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. Roughly triangular in shape, the island measures some 21 miles from
English quakers and tobacco slaves farmers in Barbados. Pieter vander Aa, Les Forces de l'Europe, Asie, Afrique et Amerique, 1726.
African Slaves working in a sugar plantation in Barbados, 1807-1808
Ruins of a plantation in Saint Lucy, Barbados.
Sketch of a flag taken from rebels against slavery in Barbados, after the uprising known as Bussa's Rebellion (1816). The flag appears to stress the rebels' loyalty to Britain and to the Crown while conveying their earnest desire for liberty. British forces on Barbados suppressed the revolt and hundreds of the rebels were killed.
West Indies Federation
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The West Indies Federation, also known as the West Indies, the Federation of the West Indies or the West Indian Federation, was a short-lived political union that existed from 3 January 1958 to 31 May
History of Barbados
…federation of Barbados along with the rest of the British Caribbean with complete Dominion Status within five years from the date of inauguration of the West Indies Federation with Canada. However, plantation owners and merchants of British descent still dominated local politics, owing to the high income qualification required…
A 1958 St. Vincent stamp marking the establishment of the West Indies Federation