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Wuk up and Landownership - life in 1850's Barbados
Manage episode 438545922 series 2968485
Reading excerpts of Charles Day's book - Five years the West Indies, this highly racist account of life in the Caribbean unintentionally captures the beauty of Black people in the Caribbean.
Show notes for references:
Buckra - buckra
NOUNbuckra, buckras
derogatory US, West Indian
- A white person, especially a man.
Origin
Mid 18th century from Ibibio and Efik (m)bakara ‘European, master’.
Music via
on YouTube.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
20 episodes
Manage episode 438545922 series 2968485
Reading excerpts of Charles Day's book - Five years the West Indies, this highly racist account of life in the Caribbean unintentionally captures the beauty of Black people in the Caribbean.
Show notes for references:
Buckra - buckra
NOUNbuckra, buckras
derogatory US, West Indian
- A white person, especially a man.
Origin
Mid 18th century from Ibibio and Efik (m)bakara ‘European, master’.
Music via
on YouTube.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
20 episodes
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