In 1840 an American slave ship ran aground in the Bahamas.
On British ground, the 38 people below deck could not be owned. 🇬🇧
Free Black boatmen rowed out, magistrates came aboard, and all 38 walked ashore free.
19 October 1840. The Hermosa, a schooner out of Richmond, Virginia, bound for the slave markets of New Orleans.
Below deck, 38 enslaved people. Her papers listed them as cargo.
She struck a reef off Abaco, in the Bahamas. British ground.
Bahamian boatmen rowed out through the surf, free Black men who worked these reefs for a living, and carried all 38 safe to Nassau. Britain had abolished slavery 6 years before.
The captain refused to let them ashore. He called for another ship to carry them back to bondage. Then British magistrates came aboard, armed men at their backs. No fleet. No proclamation. A local court doing its ordinary work.
In Virginia, paper made those 38 people property. On British ground, no paper on Earth could. One by one, 38 people stepped ashore at Nassau. Free.
The owners demanded them back for years. They never got them.
Nobody famous freed those 38. Boatmen rowed out. Magistrates climbed aboard. Ordinary hands, keeping Britain's word.
In Virginia, paper made them property. On British ground, thanks to the British citizens, it could not. 🇬🇧
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@Britains___Pubs I recall going in there with my elder brother around 1971/2. The ceilings had to be seen to be believed. Yes, it was exactly like the picture with decades of dirt hanging from the ceiling.
I’d like to remind the true ‘patriots’ of this country bashing Sikhism that during the 2nd World War up to half a million Sikhs fought in the British Army. Many died fighting for the future of Britain and never returned from battle.
They’re more patriotic than you’ll ever be.
Nigel Farage hasn't bothered to vote in Parliament for the last 11 weeks.
During that time he will have collected about £50,000 in wages and expenses.
But he will tell you Disabled People and immigrants are the problem.
No, it's rich lazy parasites like him.
Benefits of 42% income tax in Germany:
- On Job loss, the govt pays 60% of salary
- 3 yrs leave on have a baby
- Education is free upto PhD
- For every child, get €250/mon
- Free travel within country
- Free Hospital
- Safe Highway
- Bullet train
what are you getting?
Let me tell you something. People don’t talk about this enough. They really don’t.
The European Union? It’s big. It’s strong. Tremendously strong. Twenty-seven countries — working together. That’s power. That’s leverage. That’s winning.
When you’re in the EU, you don’t go it alone. You negotiate as a bloc. The biggest trading bloc in the world. Bigger than anyone. And when you sit at the table like that, people listen. Believe me.
Jobs? Millions of them. Real jobs. Manufacturing, services, science, tech — all of it. Businesses invest because they know the rules are stable. They know the market is huge. They like certainty. Businesses love certainty.
Freedom of movement — people say it’s complicated. It’s not. It’s simple. You want to work? You work. You want to study? You study. You want to retire in the sun? You retire in the sun. No endless paperwork. No begging for visas. Just opportunity.
And let’s talk about influence. When Europe sets standards, the world follows. On trade. On consumer protection. On the environment. On digital rules. That’s leadership. That’s being in the room where decisions are made — not waiting outside hoping someone texts you the result.
The EU isn’t perfect. Nobody says it is. But it’s a deal — and it’s a very good deal. Shared strength. Shared prosperity. Shared future.
And frankly? Countries do better when they work together. The numbers prove it. The jobs prove it. The opportunities prove it.
That’s not ideology.
That’s just winning.
💔Biggest eco crime on Earth now ignored by western media
Over 5 million acres of millions year old ancient forest in Sumatra is going to be transformed into this a lifeless desert of nothing
Birds wildlife tigers Orangutan Elephant will see their homes destroyed for bio fuels