🇧🇧🎉 Barbados Independence Day – History and Heritage Barbados marks its Independence Day every 30th November, a date chosen to align with St. Andrews Day and reflect national symbolism. The island became independent in 1966 following elections that placed the Democratic Labour Party in government. Its Coat of Arms, presented earlier that year, features Pride of Barbados flowers, a bearded fig tree and supporters linked to fishing and the former Pelican Island. The crossed sugar cane pieces he

As Barbados celebrates its 59th Anniversary of Independence, take a moment to learn more about the history and meaning of our national flag. | Barbados Government Information Service

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Actor David Harewood was prepared for some brutal truths about slavery on the former British colony of Barbados. But nothing could prepare him for the horrific details of the “Barbados Slave Code.” The brutal laws would form the basis for the treatment of enslaved peoples in America. A new episode of One Thousand Days of Slavery airs this Sunday at 8 PM. #1000YearsofSlavery | Smithsonian Channel