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, 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 for life on their own; the new settlements endured but didn t prosper. The black Bahamians became the poor people of the islands.
Information is readily available throughout popo agie the Bahamas. There are, for instance, two district offices of the Bahamas Ministry popo agie of Tourism on Eleuthera: one in Governor s Harbour, the other on Harbour Island. Ministry personnel are cheerful, ready and willing to help. Maps and brochures are free and yours for the asking.
Grand Turk (Turks & Caicos), 329-336; accommodations, 334-336; banking, 330; beaches, 329; car rental, 330; dining, 333; dive outfitters, 332; dive sites, 332; getting around, 330; history, 311, 313; snorkeling, 329, 332
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