The Untold History of the U.S. Virgin Islands: Paradise with a Rebel Past
Автор: Island Revolts
Загружено: 2025-08-17
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In this video, we explore the incredible history of St. Thomas, St. John, and St. Croix — from Indigenous Kalinago warriors and Columbus’s landing on St. Croix, to Danish sugar plantations powered by enslaved Africans, to legendary revolts like the 1733 St. John Slave Rebellion, 1848 Emancipation led by General Buddhoe, and the fiery 1878 Fireburn Riot led by the Four Queens.
0:00 Introduction - Taino and Kalinago Rivalry
1:50 Water Island : Fresh Water Haven for Pirates
2:22 Sugar Industrialized - Import African Slaves
3:17 St. Thomas : Free Port, Piracy, and Slave Trade
3:58 St. John : 1733 Akwamu Revolt
6:55 St. Croix : Sugar and Rum
7:12 St. Croix : 1848 Emancipation Day
8:57 St. Croix : 1878 Fireburn
11:15 St. Thomas : 1892 Coal Porters' Strike
12:28 Sugar prices declined and tourism replaced sugar
13:32 Transfer Day
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