Afro-Trinidadians and Tobagonians, also known as Afro-Trinbagonians or Black Trinidadians and Tobagonians, are people from Trinidad and Tobago who are of Sub-Saharan African descent, mostly from West Africa. Social interpretations of race in Trinidad and Tobago are often used to dictate who is of West African descent.

Trinidad became the home to over seven hundred formerly enslaved African-Americans and ex-soldiers of the British Colonial Marines. The ex-soldiers had fought in the War of 1812 in the United States and were granted their freedom and land on which to settle in virgin forest in south Trinidad. Known as the

Afro-Trinidadians are the descendants of enslaved West and Central Africans brought to the Trinidad and Tobago in the last few years of the Spanish colonial era and the beginning of the English colonial period through the trans-Atlantic slave trade. [12]

From 1815 to the 1820s, Trinidad became the home to over 700 formerly enslaved African-Americans who earned their freedom as runaways to the British Royal Navy to fight in the

2024年7月3日 · Is Trinidad considered African? Trinidad, like many other Caribbean countries, has a population that is primarily of African descent. However, Trinidad is also home to a significant Indo-Trinidadian population, which is roughly equal …

Afro-Trinidadians and Tobagonians, also known as Afro-Trinbagonians or Black Trinidadians and Tobagonians, are people from Trinidad and Tobago who are of Sub-Saharan African descent, mostly from West Africa. Social interpretations of race in Trinidad and Tobago are often used to dictate who is of West African descent.

Afro-Trinidadians and Tobagonians (or just Afro-Trinbagonians) are people from Trinidad and Tobago who are of West African descent. Social interpretations of race in Trinidad and Tobago are often used to dictate who is of West African descent...

Afro-Caribbean or African Caribbean people are Caribbean people who trace their full or partial ancestry to Africa. The majority of the modern Afro-Caribbean people descend from the Africans (primarily from West and Central Africa ) taken as slaves to colonial Caribbean via the trans-Atlantic slave trade between the 15th and 19th centuries to ...

2011年7月19日 · From the Afri-centric perspective, T&T represents the Destination of Trinbagonians of African descent while Africa represents their Home as in Mother Land. Africans came from Africa to T&T and not the other way around—- that approach is totally ahistorical and Euro-centric, period.

2024年8月5日 · In the colorful tapestry of Trinidad and Tobago’s cuisine, one dish stands out as a flavorful emblem of African influence: Callaloo. This hearty stew, simmering with dasheen leaves, okra, and coconut milk, reflects a culinary journey rooted in the island’s history of slavery and cultural amalgamation.