Browse Exhibits (12 total)

This exhibit explores the transition from slavery into more autonomy in the social and political spheres for the people of Dominica, through the acquisition of voting rights. Voting rights for all citizens was established in 1951. 

A brief history of the events unfolding around the Salisbury Declaration. The Declaration is the official marker of Dominica's move to political independence. 

A brief biography of the former leader of Dominica and the Dominica Labour Party.

A brief survey of the role religion played in the sociopolitical landscape of Dominica from colonialism to Independence 

A case study in Dominica's exercise in democracy pre-Independence. 

A brief description of Dominica's place in the short-lived West Indies Federation.