Forged for Sugar
Sweetness Forged in Fire Barbados Sugar Economy: A Tragic Success. The beginning of the "plantation system" revolutionized the island's economy. Big estates owned by rich planters dominated the landscape, with oppressed Africans providing the labour required to sustain the requiring procedure of planting, harvesting, and processing sugarcane. This system produced tremendous wealth for the nest and strengthened its place as a key player in the Atlantic trade. But African slaves toiled in perilous conditions, and many died in the infamous Boiling room, as you will see next: The Dangerous Labour Of Sugar In the shadow of Barbados' sun-soaked shores and lively greenery lies a darker tale of durability and difficulty-- the harmful labour behind its once-thriving sugar economy. Central to this story is the big cast iron boiling pots, essential tools in the sugar production procedure, but also traumatic signs of the gruelling conditions faced by ensl...