Bermuda Sun:Black History Month 2012

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Time to retrace the steps of your ancestors

<strong>Heritage</strong>: Some of the black Bermudians who served in the BMA Caribbean Regiment in the Second World War.<em> *Photo courtesy of the collection of the National Museum of Bermuda</em>

Heritage: Some of the black Bermudians who served in the BMA Caribbean Regiment in the Second World War. *Photo courtesy of the collection of the National Museum of Bermuda

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Wednesday, February 01, 2012 3:06 AM

If you have ever wondered where your name originates or what the life of a slave was like, then step inside the National Museum of Bermuda during Black History Month. Throughout February the museum is offering free admission to residents.

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Time to retrace the steps of your ancestors
Wednesday, February 01, 2012 3:06 AM
If you have ever wondered where your name originates or what the life of a slave was like, then step inside the National Museum of Bermuda during Black History Month. Throughout February the museum is offering free admission to residents.

Hall of History Mural is Bermuda's 'Sistine Chapel'
Wednesday, February 01, 2012 3:04 AM
Graham Foster spent three-and-a-half years creating Bermuda's equivalent of the Sistine Chapel ceiling - The Hall of History Mural. The masterpiece, at Commissioner's House in the National Museum of Bermuda, condenses 500 years of history into just 1,000 square feet.

Two luminaries who lit the way for freedom and equality
Wednesday, February 01, 2012 3:02 AM
Bermuda's history is full of fascinating characters who helped to shape the island as it is today. Journalist Meredith Ebbin tells us the story of two notable figures in black history, Joseph Henry Thomas and Richard Tucker.

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