Governor Bryan Commemorates 147th Anniversary of Contract Day
U.S. Virgin Islands — Gov. Albert Bryan Jr. today released the following statement in observance of 147th anniversary of Contract Day: “On Oct. 1, 1878, Mary ‘Queen Mary’ Thomas, Mathilda ‘Queen Mathilda’ McBean and Axelline ‘Queen Agnes’ Salomon stood against an unjust system that bound workers under the harsh terms of the Labor Act of 1849. […]
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