Royal Gazette: Students explore island’s history of slavery in educational journey
More than 200 primary school students visited the Town of St George this week to learn about the history of enslaved people in Bermuda.
The initiative, a collaboration between the Department of Education, The Friends of St Peter’s Church, the African Diaspora Heritage Trail Foundation and the Bermuda National Trust, was launched in 2020 as a series of “learning journeys” for public school students.
While Covid-19 restrictions initially required the programme to be offered online, this year trustees of The Friends of St Peter’s Church secured funding for transportation through RenaissanceRe, enabling Primary Five students from across the island to travel to the East End.
Entitled “The Development of Slavery in Bermuda”, the event aimed to “deepen [the students’] understanding of Bermuda’s complex history”.
It was held in alignment with the United Nations International Decade for People of African Descent, reflecting a local “commitment to highlight contributions of people of African descent worldwide and to educate young people about social justice and inclusion”.