"Abdoulie Samba (left) plays the hallam while Yankuba Saho (right) plays the cora for children at the Institute of Jamaica. In the background is Bakari Sidibe who is the Head of the Gambia Cultural Archives."
Enslaved Africans gather in the Spanish Town Square to hear the Governor, Sir Lionel Smith proclaim the abolition of slavery from the steps of Old Kings House on August 1, 1938.
Procession of the Baptist Church congregation in Spanish Town Square on August 1, 1838 as they turned up at Government House to hear the Proclamation of Freedom read by the Governor His Excellency Sir Lionel Smith.