Fireburn
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The St. Croix Labor Riot of 1878, also known as the Fireburn, was a crucial historical event of resistance and labor hardship in the Danish West Indies, illustrating the lasting effects of the slavery and systematic exploitation of liberated laborers. Even after emancipation was declared in 1848, former enslaved peoples of African descent were forced into contracts that would keep them working and living in harsh conditions. On October 1, 1878, Contract Day, a protest against these injustices erupted into a rebellion, led by four women dubbed the "Four Queens": Mary Thomas, Axelene "Agnes" Salomon, Mathilda Mcbean, and Susana Abramsen. This uprising is still remembered today as a symbol of resistance to systematic oppression.
1878
Wikimedia, Wikidata
1878 St. Croix Labor Riots; Fireburn riots; Fyah Bun
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Location: 17.732, -64.748, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
2 places
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"From The Revolt on St. Croix". Illustreret Tidende, Nov. 1878
Three Queens Fountain, Blackbeard's Castle, Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, USVI, Jan 2010.
T-shirt with Fireburn motif, 2015
The Three Rebel Queens of the Virgin Islands| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| event | armed conflict | 1878 | Fireburn | rebellion, labor dispute | Wikidata |
| site | fort | Fort Frederik | fort | Wikidata | |
| commons | image | "From The Revolt on St. Croix". Illustreret Tidende, Nov. 1878 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Three Queens Fountain, Blackbeard's Castle, Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, USVI, Jan 2010. | Commons | ||
| commons | image | T-shirt with Fireburn motif, 2015 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | The Three Rebel Queens of the Virgin Islands | Commons | ||
