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DR GAIL North-Saunders, one of the nation’s foremost historians.
Photographed by Duke Wells for The Bahamian Project

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INSIGHT – Emancipation: A milestone in Bahamas history

Emancipation was a beginning; Independence will be a continuation of this process

The passing of Dr Gail North-Saunders has been keenly felt in The Bahamas. One of our nation’s foremost historians, the news comes at a time when The Bahamas is celebrating a historic moment. Hers is a voice that has helped us understand where we have come from and, in so doing, better navigate where we are going. Fifty years ago, as The Bahamas was being born anew, her voice was guiding us then too. In the Independence supplement to mark that occasion, she wrote about the path from emancipation to Independence.

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Historian Dr Gail Saunders dies age 79, PM pays tribute to 'beacon of light'

DR GAIL North-Saunders, one of the nation’s foremost historians, passed away Friday at the age of 79.

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