Scores of persons turn out to 1949 Great March re-enactment
The historical re-enactment hosted by the Virgin Islands Communal Association started from the Band Stand at Long Bush and proceeded to the Sir Olva George Plaza for a grand cultural session.
Cultural & historical display
At the plaza, participants then engaged in singing, and recitals, including a numberer of powerful presentations that focused on the significance of the 1949 march and its impacts on the lives of today’s Virgin Islanders.
Keynote Speaker, Bishop John I. Cline speaking to the daughter of the late Theodolph H. Faulkner, who was watching the precessions virtually said he was honoured to be remembering the men and woman who paved the way for today's Virgin Islands.
‘We are standing here in honor and remembrance of your dad, and the bold and courageous moves that he took in 1949 so that we can stand here today saying that we have gained access to self-governance here in the Virgin Islands,” he said.
“We are so grateful for that type of courageous leadership and it's on his shoulders we stand, so we greet you, we honour the memory of you dad, and of course his legacy here today, by this march,” he said.
On November 24th 1949, 1500 people led by led by Theodore Faulkner, Isaac G. Fonseka, and Carlton L.E. de Castro, marched through the streets of Road Town, demanding a change to the way matters affected the lives of Virgin Islanders.
Political development in the VI
The march, which is now known as ‘The Great March 1949’, became a catalyst for political development in the territory, leading to the evolution of the modern Virgin Islands.
The event also heard the recollection of Hilda Abbot-Smith, then 13-years-old when the 1949 March was coming down main street in Tortola, and the events that lead to the March.
Other speakers at the reenactment of the demonstration included Kareem-Nelson Hull, Angelle A. Cameron, Ayana S. Hull, Director of Culture Dr Catherine M. Smith and Deputy Premier and Ministry of Education, Culture, Youth Affairs, Fisheries and Agriculture, Dr the Hon Natalio D. Wheatley (R7).
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13 Responses to “Scores of persons turn out to 1949 Great March re-enactment ”
They were here yesterday but boycotted crazy C***** March today…hehehaha
Three of them even can’t maintain a marriage now trying to lecture people bossie please go sit down