People

Campaign Poster for Lorraine Berry

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Lorraine Berry (1949-2010) was born on the island of St. Thomas. She is best known as a 12-term senator and 2-term Senate President of the Legislature of the US Virgin Islands. She was an active member of the local French community on St. Thomas. She was awarded the Ordre…
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Analyzing E. Benjamin Oliver’s ID Card for Insular Travel

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Emanuel Benjamin Oliver was born on May 29, 1876, in Monserrat. He moved to St. Croix around 1897 to teach at Reverend Paul’s School, a private school. On St. Croix he served for many years as a teacher, and later as a principal at the St. Croix Dane School,…
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Analyze a Photograph of David Hamilton Jackson

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David Hamilton Jackson was born on September 28, 1884, on St. Croix, Danish West Indies. He was a teacher, the owner and editor of a newspaper, and a judge. During his life he spoke publicly about wanting better living and working conditions for the Black working-class people in the…
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