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| + | == Events commemorate emancipation of slaves 165 years ago == | ||
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| + | <html>ST. CROIX - In observation of the emancipation of slaves 165 years ago, a number of activities are scheduled primarily on St. Croix to commemorate the day and keep the spirit of the ancestors and the culture alive. | ||
| + | Today, the University of the Virgin Islands' Virgin Islands Caribbean Cultural Center in partnership with the Christiansted National Historic Site will conduct a commemorative colloquium event for the anniversary, which marks the historic date when the Danish West Indies emancipated their enslaved Africans. | ||
| + | The event will take place at 10 a.m. at the Steeple Building on Company Street in Christiansted,[http://www.jerseys-hearts.com/New-Jersey-Devils-Big-&-Tall-Women-s-Logo-Yellow-T-Shirt-30573/ New Jersey Devils Big & Tall Women's Logo Yellow T-Shirt], which is on the National Registry of Historic Buildings and is the first Lutheran church on St. Croix and one of Christiansted's oldest buildings. The event will feature presentations and exhibits, including some on historic St. Croix' religious life and political history. | ||
| + | Additionally, the Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow Committee announced that a full slate of official emancipation activities from sunrise until after sunset are scheduled for Emancipation Day on Wednesday as a reminder of the physical and social chains that were broken on July 3, 1848, marking one of the pivotal moments in the territory's history. | ||
| + | Emancipation Day commemorates the day when enslaved Africans on St. Croix's West End rose up, demanded their freedom and won it, along with freedom for all slaves in the territory. | ||
| + | On July 3, 1848, freed slave and skilled craftsman Moses Gottlieb, who also was known as "General Buddhoe,[http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?campid=5336182395&customid=pubster&toolid=10013&mpre=http%3A//cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/4x-24CM-PVC-LED-CAR-TRUCK-FLEXIBLE-NEON-LIGHT-STRIP-RED-/320609712722 SEO services to your site to your competitors],[http://www.jerseys-hearts.com/Eagles-12-Randall-Cunningham-white-Throwback-Jerseys-5002/ Eagles 12 Randall Cunningham white Throwback Jerseys]," led the uprising. | ||
| + | Buddhoe and his comrade Martin King had organized slaves on St. Croix's West End plantations to march on the town of Frederiksted. | ||
| + | Led by Buddhoe, thousands of slaves gathered at Fort Frederick early on the morning of July 3 and delivered an ultimatum, demanding their freedom by noon or they would burn the town down. | ||
| + | The military sent word of the situation to Gov. Gen. Peter von Scholten, who was in Christiansted. Von Scholten missed the deadline and the crowd in Frederiksted tore down the whipping post and threw it out to sea, and ransacked the judges' and police offices. | ||
| + | Buddhoe extended the deadline, and von Scholten arrived in Frederiksted later that afternoon. | ||
| + | When he saw the rebellion, von Scholten declared all the slaves in the Danish West Indies free. | ||
| + | The activities to mark the day on Wednesday include the Emancipation Day Fort to Fort Walk to Freedom,[http://www.move-grp.co.jp/p/postmail.cgi 5 Entertaining and Viral Digital Marketing Campaig], sponsored by Sen. Terrence Nelson. Nelson started the walk years ago, when he was president of Our Virgin Islands Labor Union and has continued the tradition. | ||
| + | The 15.3-mile walk begins at 5 a.m. at Fort Christiansvaern in Christiansted and ends at Fort Frederick five to six hours later. | ||
| + | At 11 a.m. until, St. Patrick's Alumni will host a food sale featuring live music by Dimitri Copemann and Friends. | ||
| + | Then, from 4 to 8 p.m. in Buddhoe Park, a program and ceremony of speeches, songs,[http://cgi.tako.ne.jp/~friends/bbs3/light.cgi?res=13734 A Proven Method To Grab Great Testimonials for You], dancing and other cultural presentations will take place. | ||
| + | Emancipation Horse Races are scheduled for Sunday at Randall James Racetrack, with a post time at noon. | ||
| + | - Contact reporter Fiona Stokes at 714-9149 or email fstokes@dailynews.vi.</html> | ||
