How Formerly Enslaved Bermudians Created This Holiday After Emancipation

When slavery ended in Bermuda, Black folks had a plan for the following year. Now that they were paid employees, it was time to regain their power from white supremacy, and they did it in the most genius way. — 2-Minute Black History is produced by PushBlack, the nation's largest non-profit Black media company.

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