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respecters of her majesty, but equally, i need to know that my people can also do the same thing and respect the same thing. a nation with a complex past, slave ships once docked here, africans brought and exploited by the british. and it s the sugarcane fields where many were forced to work, cutting down the crop before it was processed. the backbreaking labour led many to die young. after slavery came to an end in 183a, barbados remained a british colony. despite gaining its independence in 1966, the queen has remained the island s head of state, but that s about to change. the transition comes at a time of uncertainty. the pandemic has had a sharp impact on this island s economy, which relies heavily on tourism. we need to be free.

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