![]() ![]() Her early years seemed protected and she even played with the master’s children. In any case Mary Prince’s recollections appeared to have done the job it was intended to: to get the story of slavery to the British audience and to assist in forcing the government to remove slavery from its overseas territories. Was it Mary herself trying to hide the full extent of her suffering or was it Thomas Pringle who was trying not to sensationalize Mary’s story to a point where the British public would not believe the horrors she had suffered. It is uncertain who censored the Mary Prince’s recollections. Mary Prince’s account as related to Thomas Pringle, who transcribed her recollections and had it published in England in 1831 as part of the Abolitionist movement there, give a detailed, though almost certainly censored, insight into life as a slave in the salt ponds. Providenciales – Grace Bay Village ToursĪ Slave Account Grand Turk is fortunate in that a first hand record of the treatment and experiences of a slave exists. ![]() Friends of the Turks & Caicos National Museum. ![]()
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