Belizean Kriols

Belizean Kriols

by KastnerBrian | May 9, 2009 | Global African History, Groups & Organizations

By the 1500s, black slaves had been distributed through much of the Caribbean. Slavery, however, began much later in Central America. By 1724 the British were transporting slaves from Jamaica to Belize to cut logwood, particularly Mahogany. These slaves became known...