The Fireburn: St. Croix Labour Revolt, 1878

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The Fireburn: St. Croix Labour Revolt, 1878

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The October 1878 labour revolt that swept across St. Croix, an island in the Danish West Indies (now the US Virgin Islands), was the result of harsh labour laws and the legacy of slavery. Known as the Fireburn, the revolt took place on 1 October – Quarter Day, the day plantation contracts ended and new ones began. The lives of black plantation...

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Archives New Zealand / Archives / Archives NZ / New Zealand / New Zealand History / NZ / NZ History / History / labour / revolt / riot / strike / John Hall / Premier / Virgin Islands / St. Croix / Fireburn / Rebel Queens / Dutch West Indies / slavery / plantations / Fontaine / 1878 / Dutch / workers

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