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The Triumph of the Commons in Barbuda

It Could Happen Here

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What Buren's Do in Antigua

After emancipation in 1834, what Buren life didn't change that much. One particular tradition they have is the burial of one's umbilical cord on the island itself. The transition from slavery to being free was not as abrupt or as consequential as it was in other parts of the Caribbean. They would often be accused of poaching, coddlingtons, cattle. And so they were, there was one attempt in particular to seize all their guns and send them off of the island.

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