Portuguese colonization of the Americas

Sugar In The Blood: Andrea Stuart’s Barbadian Legacy

Arts, Culture & Media

Marco Werman talks with author Andrea Stuart, about her complicated family history. Stuart is descended from British settlers who went to Barbados in the 17th century, and from the slaves who worked on their sugar plantations.

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