In common with most Caribbean countries, slavery in the British Virgin Islands forms a major part of the history of the Territory. One commentator has gone so far as to say: "One of the most important
The Triangular trade – slaves were imported into the British Virgin Islands to plant and harvest sugar cane.
Peter or Gordon, a slave from Louisiana or Mississippi, 1863, whose back had been badly scarred by whipping
Tortola
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Tortola is the largest and most populated island of the British Virgin Islands, a group of islands that form part of the archipelago of the Virgin Islands. It has a surface area of 55.7 square kilomet
Road Town, the largest settlement on Tortola, in 2006
Stanley W. Nibbs' honorary stamp issued in 1993
Cane Garden Bay
Lambert Beach