Emancipation Statue (Haggett Hall, Barbados)
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The Emancipation Statue is a public sculpture symbolising the "breaking of the chains" of slavery at Emancipation. It is located in Barbados, east of Bridgetown at centre of the J.T.C. Ramsay roundabout formed at the junction of the ABC Highway and Highway 5. Many Barbadians refer to the statue as Bussa, the name of a slave who helped inspire a revolt against slavery in Barbados in 1816, though the statue is not actually sculpted to be Bussa.
The statue, made of bronze, was created in 1985 by Barbadian-Guyanese sculptor Karl Broodhagen 20 after the island's independence.
In 1998 the Cuban President, Fidel Castro delivered an impassioned speech at the statute during his visit to Barbados.[1]
Inscription[]
Lick an Lock-up Done Wid, Hurray fuh Jin-Jin [Queen Victoria].
De Queen come from England to set we free
Now Lick an Lock-up Done Wid, Hurray fuh Jin-Jin
This was the chant of thousands of Barbadians when slavery was abolished in 1838, signifying their freedom, joy and happiness. Five years after the passage of the Slavery Abolition Act of 1833.
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References[]
- ^ The presence of Fidel in Barbados was recalled on Emancipation Day, Cuban Minister of External Affairs
External links[]
- Official government website
- Link to image
- Bussa, Organization of American States - Children's Page
- Bussa's Rebellion - British National Archives
Coordinates: 13°6′18.12″N 59°34′48.32″W / 13.1050333°N 59.5800889°W
- Monuments and memorials in Barbados
- Outdoor sculptures
- 1985 sculptures
- Slavery in art
- Bronze sculptures in Barbados
- Slavery memorials
- Buildings and structures in Bridgetown
- Barbados stubs