Codrington Plantations in Barbados

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Codrington Plantations in Barbados were large colonial sugar estates worked by enslaved Africans and owned by the Codrington family, later becoming a major source of wealth for the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel.

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instanceOf colonial estate
sugar plantation complex
associatedCrimeAgainstHumanity slavery
associatedWith Anglican missionary activity
British Atlantic slave economy
Codrington College (Barbados)
linked to: Codrington College
beneficiary Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts
country Barbados
crop sugar cane
economicBasis slave labor
economicModel plantation capitalism
economicOutput export rum
export sugar
foundedBy Codrington family
governedUnder British colonial law
historicalSignificance example of church-owned slave plantations
source for debates on Christian complicity in slavery
involvedIn transatlantic slave trade economy
laborForce enslaved children
enslaved men
enslaved women
laborSystem chattel slavery
legacy symbol of religious institutions’ involvement in slavery
locatedIn Barbados
locatedOn Caribbean island of Barbados
majorSourceOfWealthFor Society for the Propagation of the Gospel
memory site of historical injustice against Africans and their descendants
namedAfter Codrington family
ownedBy Anglican missionary society
Codrington family
Society for the Propagation of the Gospel
partOf British colonial Caribbean plantation system
region British West Indies
religiousConnection Church of England
subjectOf debates about reparations for slavery
historical research on slavery and religion
systemOfControl plantation discipline
timePeriod 17th century
18th century
19th century
typeOfEnterprise large-scale monoculture plantation
usedFor rum production
sugar production
wealthSupported Anglican missionary and educational work
workedBy enslaved Africans

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Christopher Codrington notableFor Codrington Plantations in Barbados
subject linked to: Codrington