The Chattel House: A Symbol of Freedom and Belonging


A House as Metaphor for Barbados. Barbados itself is an effects home of sorts-- a small island that declined to stay where the world tried to position it. It got its identity and moved it through centuries of upheaval:
• Amerindian origins
• English colonial guideline
• African survival and reinvention
• The plantation period
• Emancipation.
• Migration.
• Education.
• Independence.
• Republic.
At every turn, the island adapted without losing itself. That is the belongings home spirit.
Mobility without rooting out.
Strength without rigidness.
Identity that takes a trip but does not fade.

Based on: Rogues in Paradise.

Barbadian heritage


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