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"As early as March 1920, the Times of London reported that Prohibition had transformed the Bahamas Government's financial position as if by magic from a deficit to a comparatively huge surplus, provided labour for large numbers of unemployed Bahamians and put more money into circulation in this little British Colony than has been the case for many years."
Source: Craton, M. & Saunders, G. (1998). Islanders in the stream: From the ending of slavery to the twenty-first century (Vol. 2). Athens, GA: University of Georgia Press. p. 237-238.
"Prohibition was a mixed blessing for the Bahamas. On the one hand it caused an unprecedented boom in the colony's poor economy which led to an improvement in public works and social services. The newly found wealth from bootlegging, coupled with the spillover of the land boom from Miami, was used also to boost the nascent tourist industry. On the other hand, while Nassau prospered, the Out Islands were neglected, and with them, agriculture and sponge-fishing. The decade of the '20s which saw much progress in the laying of the material foundations of Nassau, also witnesses the growth of many social ills."
Source: Saunders, G. (1993). Prohibition, a mixed blessing for The Bahamas. Journal of the Bahamas Historical Society, 15(1), 11.
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Levette M. Morris
Northern Bahamas Campus Library
The University of The Bahamas
Freeport, Grand Bahama
Bahamas
P.O. Box F-42766
1 (242) 688-5916
This course examines the history of The Bahamas from 1838 to 1980. Major themes include the development of modern Bahamian society, Bahamian nationalism and new modes of economic survival.
Specific Objectives:
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
1. Identify and discuss forces which have shaped Bahamian history during the period 1838 to 1980;
2. Evaluate the social, political and cultural developments in The Bahamas since 1838; and
3. Critique major themes in Bahamian history utilising primary and secondary sources.
Course Content:
1. Responses to Freedom
2. Immigration and Emigration
3. Society and Economy during the late 19th and early 20th centuries
4. The Bahamas-US connection in the late 19th and early 20th centuries
5. Social Discontent
6. Women in The Bahamas in the late 19th and early 20th centuries
7. The Oligarchy under attack
8. The Pindling era