Talk:Slavery in the British and French Caribbean

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Mongo John

Someone must write one article of british slave-trader mulatto, John Ormond.

—The preceding unsigned comment was added by 212.97.173.119 (talk) 10:59, 8 January 2007 (UTC).

"Antique Africans"?

What are they? --Andersonblog (talk) 23:15, 19 December 2007 (UTC)

Pas de six ans

Why were slaves on the British colony of Trinidad speaking French in their objection to the governor telling them about the new law in 1834? This doesn't make any sense.--Parkwells (talk) 01:25, 24 July 2008 (UTC)

They were actually speaking Kweyol. Many of them had come from the French islands.Stewart king (talk) 20:14, 22 February 2010 (UTC)

Balance emphasis?

I notice that this article is almost entirely about women and slavery. This is an important topic but perhaps shouldn't so completely dominate the coverage. This is an encyclopedia - articles should try to have a very broad coverage. Stewart king (talk) 20:16, 22 February 2010 (UTC)

Agreed with the person above - this article reads like devoted to the role of women slaves in the Carribean, rather than African slaves in general. Perhaps the article should be re-titled "Women slaves in the Carribean" instead, or there should be that Wikipedia warning that "article is imbalanced and needs editing/changes/whatever else" —Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.106.130.185 (talk) 16:34, 2 February 2011 (UTC)

== The death rates for black slaves and Irish slaves in these islands were higher than birth rates. ==

The sentence "The death rates for black slaves in these islands were higher than birth rates." is unclear. Is that trying to say that death rates in every one of the islands was were higher than birth rates, or just that the islands collectively had death rates than birth rates.

Also, why does this sentence refer to black slaves instead of slaves in general. I doubt there were that many, if any, non-black slaves, but of those (if any) that were, were their death/birth rates different then those of the black slaves or something. Why are we making this distinction? Emmette Hernandez Coleman (talk) 17:39, 3 December 2013 (UTC)

Large numbers of Irish slaves

Why is there no mention of the many many thousands of Irish slaves in the British Caribbean? The following, taken from Peter Linebaugh and Marcus Rediker: “The Many-Headed Hydra” is typical of the references available. “’Though we must use force in taking them up, . . . it is not in the least doubted that you may have such numbers of them as you see fit,’ wrote Henry Cromwell in response to a request from Jamaica for a thousand Irish girls and a thousand boys.”Tessalonika (talk) 10:08, 2 September 2014 (UTC)

SSCI2831

This article can expand upon by having a discussion on history, gender and emancipation in the Caribbean. Duchess lee (talk) 17:17, 2 April 2015 (UTC)

SSCI2831

This Article can be improved upon by talking on the forms of resistance that was used in the Caribbean by slaves. Duchess lee (talk) 03:15, 11 April 2015 (UTC)

hi guys what is up !!!!! lol need help with homework, Was slavery around at the time of the French and Indian war? If so plz let me know. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.61.28.118 (talk) 23:44, 5 March 2020 (UTC)

Creole women in the French Caribbean

The sub-section "Creole women in the French Caribbean" is an essay written in a POV, non-encyclopedic style. Even if it weren't, the subject matter is way too specific and the subsection too long and detailed for this article, which is about slavery in the Caribbean in general. It should be removed, and I will do so in a few days unless someone objects. Lennart97 (talk) 17:02, 1 December 2020 (UTC)

Section which was added 20 February 2019 now removed on 1 November 2021. TSventon (talk) 00:27, 1 November 2021 (UTC)

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