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White gold: how salt made and unmade the Turks and Caicos Islands
The remains of a windmill, once used to pump brine into the salt pans of the Turks and Caicos Islands. Photo credit: www.amphibioustravel.com. Salt is so commonplace today, so cheap and readily...
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The crucifixion of Prince Klaas: Antigua’s disputed slave rebellion of 1736
Prince Klaas, leader of the supposed slave rebellion on Antigua, on the wheel. Breaking on the wheel was the most horrific punishment ever visited on a convicted criminal. It was a form of...
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The child murder that gave voodoo its bad name
This engraving–probably made from a contemporary photograph–shows the eight Haitian “voodoo” devotees found guilty in February 1864 of the murder and cannibalism of a 12-year-old child. From Harper’s...
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A little bit of background: The crucifixion of Prince Klaas
Prince Klaas lashed to the wheel – the image on display at the Museum of Antigua and Barbuda in St John’s, Antigua. The story of Prince Klaas, the rebel slave, is one of the highlights of the charming...
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