"Pompey Museum of Slavery and Emancipation, Nassau Explore the history and impact of slavery in the Bahamas with a visit to the Pompey Museum of Slavery and Emancipation. Located in downtown Nassau, the museum is in the historic Vendue House, which dates from the mid-1700s and was used as a market for various goods, including slaves, in the 18th and 19th centuries. The name of the museum honors a slave named Pompey, who led a revolt at the Rolle Plantation on Exuma. The one-room museum has a small collection of artifacts, photos, and other objectsthat help document this era of Bahamian history, from the slave trade and daily life of slaves on the island, to emancipation in 1834 and beyond."
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