Around the Globe: Jamaica Celebrates Emancipation Day
"Each year, the Emancipation celebrations give us an opportunity to reflect on the struggle of our ancestors for freedom, against a system that denied them their dignity and humanity, often through brutally oppressive and violent means. It must have been a euphoric day, today the first of August, 180 years ago, when our forebear gathered in their village, and churches to rejoice and give thanks." - Jamaica's Prime Minister Andrew Holness
Jamaica is celebrating more than 100 years of liberation on the 21st annual Emancipation Day.
Starting in the mid-1800s, the African colonies in the …
