The former place of sale of slaves in New Providence is named Vendue House in honor of former US President George Washington, whose image was sold at auction there in 1796 to raise funds for St. Andrew's Church.
Former slaves often described the treatment of slaves as brutal, dehumanizing, and unjust. They spoke of physical abuse, harsh working conditions, and the stripping of basic human rights and freedoms. Many recounted stories of suffering, oppression, and violence under the institution of slavery.
Slaves were often given names by their owners, which could be based on personal preference, culture, family names, or even derived from classical literature or mythology. In some cases, slaves were also given names based on physical attributes, skills, or the region they were from. Additionally, some slaves might have retained names from their native languages or tribes.
There is no historical evidence to confirm the existence of a person named Willie Lynch or the supposed speech attributed to him about controlling slaves. The "Willie Lynch letter" is considered to be a fictional construct that lacks credibility among historians and scholars.
Frederick Douglass gives examples of cases where white men killed slaves or people of color and faced little to no consequences, such as the murder of an enslaved man named Demas in St. Louis and the killing of a free black man named Cole by a white man in Baltimore. These examples illustrate the systemic indifference and injustice towards the lives of slaves and people of color in society at that time.
There is no historical evidence to support the existence of a specific person named William Lynch, who is often attributed with the "Lynch Law" used to control slaves. The term likely emerged from the brutal practices of punishment and control employed by slave owners, rather than being linked to a single individual.
Former slaves often described the treatment of slaves as brutal, dehumanizing, and unjust. They spoke of physical abuse, harsh working conditions, and the stripping of basic human rights and freedoms. Many recounted stories of suffering, oppression, and violence under the institution of slavery.
Banksia is named in honour of Sir Joseph Banks (1743-1820) a former President of the Royal Society who travelled with Capt. Cook.
The city Palmerston was named in honour of Viscount Palmerston, a former Prime Minister of Great Britain. The suffix North was added in 1871 to distinguish from Palmerston in South Island New Zealand
God. Divine Providence. This is also the name of a Hospital in Williamsport, Pa.
It was named to honour the conqueror of Egypt: Alexander the Great.
The first European to see the Falls was David Livingstone in November 1855 and named them in honour of Queen Victoria
Monrovia, in Liberia, is named for President James Monroe. Liberia was settled by former slaves who returned from the US to Africa.
It was to be a little piece of heaven on earth.
Rhode island
It use to be a plantation owned by a man whose last named was Haughville. When slavery was abolished, he sold his plantation to his former slaves. They were glad to buy the land in which they called their own. The land was called Haughville, named after the former plantation owner himself.
Saigon became Ho Chi Minh City. It was named after the former Chairman of North Vietnam. He had served for most of the war with the South.
Named in honour of the late Ernest Rutherford.