US Virgin Islands
Capital · Charlotte Amalie
Where the enslaved of St Croix freed themselves in 1848 by marching on Frederiksted and refusing to leave until it was granted.
US Virgin Islands at a glance
- Capital
- Charlotte Amalie
- Region
- Eastern Caribbean · US territory
- Currency
- US dollar (USD)
- Languages
- English · Virgin Islands Creole
- Dialling code
- +1 340
- Status
- Territory or overseas department
The African connection
General Buddhoe led thousands to Fort Frederik on 3 July 1848; the Danish governor declared emancipation on the spot rather than face them. The 1733 St John revolt, one of the earliest in the Americas, held the island for six months.
Key dates for US Virgin Islands
The dates this community marks — independence, emancipation, and the festivals that fill a hall wherever its people have settled.
Diaspora meets diaspora
AfricAsia began with Africans in Asia. The same story runs through every entry in this section — people of African descent building a life a long way from where their ancestors started.
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