Commemoration of the Abolition of Slavery: "On February 1st, we should not just call on the residents of Morne to sing sega"

No longer being bound to a master. Regaining the dignity that was trampled by slavery, a system of forced labor. Today, February 1st, marks the 191st anniversary of the abolition of slavery.

To be historically accurate, while February 1, 1835 is the official date of the abolition of slavery, it is also the date when the so-called apprenticeship period for the enslaved began. Enslaved persons were legally required, after abolition, to...