African Diaspora Tourism

By: Giana Cedenio, Nicky Southern, Keira Burchall and Ceyarie Jackson

WELCOME!!!

Welcome to our e-book. This book will be all about the Bermuda Diaspora Trail. Hopefully it will make you want to come on a vacation to Bermuda and visit these sites. Make sure to follow the rules that occur in this book. Also dont forget to remember the important notes when going to the sites.

WHAT IS THE DIASPORA TRAIL?

What is the African Diaspora Trail you may ask? What does the word Diasopra mean? The meaning Diaspora is scattered. Over the slave trade it was estimated that 10 million slaves were sent north.

Table of Contents:

Table of Contents ........................ 1

Tucker House .................... 2-3

Commissioners House .................... 4-5

St. Georges Historical Society Museum .................... 6-7

Bermuda Heritage Museum .................... 8-9

Pilot Darrell Square .................... 10-11

Statue of Sally (Sarah) Bassett .................... 12-13

Barr's Bay Park .................... 14-15

Bus Routes and Admissions ..................... 16-17

Bibliography .................... 18

The End .................... 19-24

Tucker House

There was a man name Joseph Rainey who lived in the kitchen of the Tucker house Museum.
Joseph Rainey was also a slave who earned his freedom and was the first black man to ever talk in the House of Representatives.
The Tucker House is made of Limestone and Cedar wood.

Please remember to not take pictures inside the museum.

Tucker House QUIZ!!

Find out who this is?

What is this named and used for?

Find out where this is?

Commissioner's House

A special part of the Diaspora Trail is the Commissioner's House. The Commissioner's House is a large museum in Dockyard. The House holds some of Bermuda's slave history and other information as well as artifacts.

This Museum shows mostly exibits about slavery.

The Museum was once owned by the Dockyard Commissioner who owned it for almost ten years. To find the Museum you can take the bus to Dockyard, or take the ferry. To get into the museum you do have to pay, the amount depending on how many people you intend to enter the museum with.

Comissioner's House

Fill in the blank:
The Commissioner's House is located in ________.

Two ways you can get to Dockyard are ______ or ________.

How long did the Dockyard Commissioner own the house? ____ years