Afro-Barbadians

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Afro-Barbadians are Barbadian citizens of predominantly African descent whose culture, history, and identity have been shaped by the legacy of the Atlantic slave trade and the development of Barbadian society.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Afro-Barbadians canonical 12
Afro-Barbadian people 2
Barbadians 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Barbadian people
ethnic group
associatedIndustry rum production
sugar plantations
sugarcane cultivation
citizenship Barbadian citizenship
colonialPower Kingdom of England
United Kingdom
continent Caribbean
North America
country Barbados
culture Afro-Caribbean culture
Barbadian culture
demographicSignificance largest ethnic group in Barbados
diaspora Afro-Barbadian diaspora
diasporaDestination Canada
Caribbean region
linked to: Caribbean

United Kingdom
United States
emancipationYear 1834
ethnicOrigin African
festival Crop Over
fullFreedomYear 1838
historicalInfluence shaped Barbadian national identity
historicalLaborSystem plantation slavery
historicalOrigin Atlantic slave trade
historicalProcess transatlantic slavery
historicalStatus enslaved Africans
language Bajan Creole
English
majorityStatusInBarbados ethnic majority
music calypso
reggae
soca
spouge
politicalInfluence dominant role in post-independence politics of Barbados
primaryAncestry West African
relatedGroup African Americans
linked to: Black Americans

Afro-Canadians
Afro-Caribbeans
Afro-Guyanese
Afro-Jamaicans
Afro-Trinidadians and Tobagonians
Black British
religion Anglicanism
Christianity
Evangelicalism
Methodism
Pentecostalism
Rastafari
linked to: Rastafari movement

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (17)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Afro-Caribbean people hasSubgroup Afro-Barbadians
Afro-Bahamians relatedGroup Afro-Barbadians
Afro-Grenadians relatedTo Afro-Barbadians
Afro-Saint Kitts and Nevis people relatedGroup Afro-Barbadian people
linked to: Afro-Barbadians
Afro-Vincentians relatedGroup Afro-Barbadians
Afro-Montserratians relatedGroup Afro-Barbadians
Bajan Creole spokenBy Barbadians
linked to: Afro-Barbadians
Bajan Creole spokenBy Afro-Barbadians
Afro-Trinidadian and Tobagonian relatedGroup Afro-Barbadian
linked to: Afro-Barbadians
Afro-Saint Lucian people relatedGroup Afro-Barbadian people
linked to: Afro-Barbadians
Afro-Lucians relatedGroup Afro-Barbadians
Afro-Anguillans relatedEthnicGroup Afro-Barbadians
Afro-Dominicans (Dominica) relatedGroup Afro-Barbadians
Bajan hasEthnicGroup Barbadians
linked to: Afro-Barbadians
Bajan hasEthnicGroup Afro-Barbadians