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Immigration. Its History. Its Legacy

Presentation by Citizens Uprooting Racism in Bermuda (CURB). March 11, 2016, Cathedral Hall

March 19, 2016
By Ayo Johnson

A young boy issues a rallying cry against Government's approach to immigration reform

A young boy issues a rallying cry against Government’s approach to immigration reform

Bermuda’s racialized immigration regime and other laws have been used to control the Island’s black population throughout its history for political, social and economic purposes.

Measures were devised to curb black political expression, keep the numbers of blacks within acceptable limits, and preserve white political and economic power.

Post Emancipation there were deliberate attempts to import and use Portuguese people as a ‘buffer group’ between whites and blacks, and set the local Bermudian population against immigrants from the Caribbean.

Immigration itself had a profound impact on Bermuda’s demography, economy and the levers of political power.

This lecture by CURB president, Lynne Winfield, and CURB Council member Cordell Riley explains.

Following the lecture, Activist-historian Dr Eva Hodgson and lawyer Eugene Johnston shared their views.

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About Ayo Johnson

Ayo Johnson is a veteran journalist based in Bermuda and West Africa. A Sierra Leonean and Bermudian with 20 years combined experience in communications, journalism and media production, Ayo has won two Ridgeway Awards for Journalistic Excellence and in 2012 was named Journalist of the Year by the Bermudian magazine Best of Bermuda Award scheme . Human rights advocacy is Ayo’s other passion.

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