Afro-Barbadians

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Barbadian people ethnic group

Afro-Barbadians are Barbadian citizens of predominantly African descent whose culture, history, and identity have been shaped by the legacy of the Atlantic slave trade and the development of Barbadian society.

Aliases (3)

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Barbadian people → ethnic group →
associatedIndustry	rum production → sugar plantations → sugarcane cultivation →
citizenship	Barbadian citizenship →
colonialPower	Kingdom of England → United Kingdom →
continent	Caribbean → North America →
country	Barbados NERFINISHED →
culture	Afro-Caribbean culture → Barbadian culture →
demographicSignificance	largest ethnic group in Barbados →
diaspora	Afro-Barbadian diaspora →
diasporaDestination	Canada → Caribbean region → United Kingdom NERFINISHED → United States →
emancipationYear	1834 →
ethnicOrigin	African →
festival	Crop Over →
fullFreedomYear	1838 →
historicalInfluence	shaped Barbadian national identity →
historicalLaborSystem	plantation slavery →
historicalOrigin	Atlantic slave trade →
historicalProcess	transatlantic slavery →
historicalStatus	enslaved Africans →
language	Bajan Creole → English →
majorityStatusInBarbados	ethnic majority →
music	calypso → reggae → soca → spouge →
politicalInfluence	dominant role in post-independence politics of Barbados →
primaryAncestry	West African →
relatedGroup	African Americans → Afro-Canadians → Afro-Caribbeans → Afro-Guyanese → Afro-Jamaicans → Afro-Trinidadians and Tobagonians → Black British →
religion	Anglicanism → Christianity → Evangelicalism → Methodism → Pentecostalism → Rastafari →

Referenced by (10)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Afro-Antiguans and Barbudans → Afro-Bahamians → Afro-Montserratians → Afro-Saint Kitts and Nevis people ("Afro-Barbadian people") → Afro-Trinidadian and Tobagonian ("Afro-Barbadian") → Afro-Vincentians →	relatedGroup
Bajan Creole ("Barbadians") → Bajan Creole →	spokenBy
Afro-Caribbean people →	hasSubgroup
Afro-Grenadians →	relatedTo