Afro-Bahamians

E61151

Bahamian people ethnic group

Afro-Bahamians are Bahamian citizens of predominantly African descent whose culture, history, and identity are rooted in the legacy of the transatlantic slave trade and the broader Afro-Caribbean experience.

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Bahamian people → ethnic group →
citizenship	Bahamian →
colonialLanguageImposed	English →
continent	North America →
country	The Bahamas NERFINISHED →
culturalHeritage	African diaspora →
culture	Afro-Caribbean culture → Bahamian culture →
demographicRole	largest ethnic group in the Bahamas →
diaspora	Canada → Turks and Caicos Islands → United Kingdom → United States →
ethnicOrigin	African →
historicalExperience	British colonial rule in the Bahamas → slavery in the Bahamas →
historicalOrigin	transatlantic slave trade →
identityRootedIn	Afro-Caribbean experience → legacy of slavery →
language	Bahamian English → English →
languageFamily	Germanic languages →
majorDenomination	Anglican → Baptist → Methodist → Pentecostal →
modernEconomicSector	service sector → tourism industry →
musicTradition	Junkanoo → Rake-and-scrape →
politicalInfluence	dominant in Bahamian politics →
populationMajorityIn	The Bahamas NERFINISHED →
primaryAncestry	West African peoples →
region	Caribbean →
relatedGroup	African Americans → Afro-Barbadians → Afro-Caribbeans → Afro-Jamaicans → Afro-Latinos → Afro-Trinidadians and Tobagonians → Black Canadians →
religion	Christianity → Protestantism →
traditionalOccupationHistorical	agriculture → domestic service → fishing → sponging →

Referenced by (2)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Afro-Caribbean people →	hasSubgroup
Afro-Vincentians →	relatedGroup