By 1800, the black population of the islands had tripled. Emancipation came to the Bahamas in August 1834, and the newly liberated slaves left Nassau and moved over the hill to establish settlements of their own. The descendants of those slaves still live in Grant s Town, Carmichael, Gambier and Adelaide, kymers campground as well as on the Out Islands of The Exumas, Rum Cay, San Salvador, Long Island and others. Unfortunately, the one-time slaves were unequipped kymers campground for life on their own; the new settlements endured but didn t prosper. The black Bahamians became the poor people of the islands.
Abaco Will Key, Marsh Harbour, 242-266-0059. Robert Lowe, Hope Town, 242-366-0266. Maitland Lowe, Hope Town, 242-366-0004. Truman Major, Hope Town, 242-366-0101. Creswell Archer, Marsh Harbour, 242-367-4000.
know more about the sights and sounds of the islands than the scheduled tour operators. In Nassau, one such driver who comes readily to mind is Mr. Pemmi Sutherland. The man is an absolute mine of information and trivia, and a great source of fun in the bargain. Pemmi can be reached through Li l Murph Taxis,
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