What significance does Emancipation have for the people of the Caribbean?
Community Opinion
August 5, 2005

What significance does Emancipation have for the people of the Caribbean?

Pamela Caine: Caregiver

It should have significance, because we were once in slavery. We should remember our time in bondage. We should have a drama festival and other cultural aspects to celebrate Emancipation, and also dress in African fashion to mark the occasion.

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