Performances who many at the July 3, 2023 Emancipation ceremony at Budhoe Park, Frederiksted marking the historic event's 175th anniversary. Photo Credit: MEDIA ONE
The committee responsible for the 175th USVI Emancipation milestone planned several performances during Monday's ceremony. See the pictures here, courtesy Media One Productions. Emancipation represents the hard-fought freedom of Africans brought to the Caribbean as slaves to work in plantations. Among the most revered was the enslaved laborer John Gottlieb, called General Buddhoe, who was a leading rebel during 1848 Slave Rebellion in Frederiksted, St. Croix, which led to emancipation on July 3 of that year. It was during that time that Danish-led slavery on St. Croix — called the Danish West Indies at the time — was abolished by Governor-General Peter von Scholten, who is believed to have signed a prior agreement with General Budhoe to abolish slavery.
The committee responsible for the 175th USVI Emancipation milestone planned several performances during Monday's ceremony. See the pictures here, courtesy Media One Productions. Emancipation represents the hard-fought freedom of Africans brought to the Caribbean as slaves to work in plantations. Among the most revered was the enslaved laborer John Gottlieb, called General Buddhoe, who was a leading rebel during 1848 Slave Rebellion in Frederiksted, St. Croix, which led to emancipation on July 3 of that year. It was during that time that Danish-led slavery on St. Croix — called the Danish West Indies at the time — was abolished by Governor-General Peter von Scholten, who is believed to have signed a prior agreement with General Budhoe to abolish slavery.
