Tag: Independence

Juliet Glenn-Callender (University of The Bahamas)

Assignment Goals

• To identify social and economic conditions existing prior to independence
• To identify key personnel involved in the Women’s Suffrage Movement
• To identify events leading to The Bahamas achieving Majority Rule
• To identify what challenges were overcome in achieving independence
• To explore major events through the use of StoryMap JS

Outcomes & Deliverables

• Identifying how major events, such as the Burma Road Riot, Suffrage Movement, birth of the PLP, General Strike of 1958, Black Tuesday, Majority Rule Day, and Education for all in Nassau, led to Bahamian Independence
• Successfully utilize StoryMap JS to create multimedia story of Bahamian Independence

Module 3, Topic 2 focuses on the Bahamas and the Caribbean since the 1950s. Students become familiar with events leading to 1973 Bahamian Independence, and the adjustments and challenges the population experienced after this time.