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EF Gordon was a tireless fighter for civil rights for Black Bermudians and workers’ rights as the founder of what became the Bermuda Industrial Union

Edith Mary Crawford came from a family of trailblazers and also helped to lead the Girl Guides

Wenona Robinson dedicated her life to community service as a founder of the Sunshine League, a Girl Guide leader and a speech teacher

Joseph Henry Thomas was a leading educator after Emancipation and a founder of many friendly societies

To mark the 100th anniversary of Black History Month, The Royal Gazette will publish three profiles a week of outstanding Black Bermudians from history. Today’s profile is of Augustus Henry Swan, who was a teacher at one of Bermuda’s first school...

Charles Roach Ratteray came to Bermuda as a small child and became a celebrated shipbuilder and prominent landowner

National Hero Mary Prince’s classic slave narrative helped bring about the abolition of slavery and provides a unique insight into the lives of the enslaved in Bermuda.

To mark the 100th anniversary of Black History Month, The Royal Gazette will publish three profiles a week of outstanding Black Bermudians from history. James “Jemmy” Darrell is the first. A slave for most of his life, James Darrell was granted ...