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The Belmanna Riots:
"Out of Africa
– The Legacy" -
Roxborough.
• The
Roxborough village
re-enacts the Belmanna
Riots.
• In the immediate
post-Emancipation era, a
group of freed slaves
from Barbados came to
Tobago, to settle and
work on the Roxborough
Estate.
• The entrenched
system of plantocracy
dictated that a rigid
socioeconomic order be
maintained. - labourers
were subjected to similar
conditions that existed
prior to Emancipation.
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• On January 7, 1876 the
migrant workers on the Roxborough
Estate demonstrated against the
oppressive conditions imposed on
them by the planters.
• The re-enactment of the
Belmanna Riot serves to remind us
of the hardship that Tobago's
African ancestors were forced to
endure and ultimately to
overcome.
• After the performance,
the audience is able to sample
mouthwatering dishes on display,
ranging from corn or cassava coo
coo to spicy stews and baked
treats.
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This
production reacquaints the
audience with the legacy and
traditions of the
Tobagonian-African roots.
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