Alyssa Gilbert’s theatrically staged portrait tells the story of Caymanian slave woman, Long Celia, who was put on trial in 1820 and publicly punished with fifty lashes after being found guilty of supposedly inciting revolution.

Oct 14, 2016 · My source for this information is Founded Upon the Seas, a book on the history of the Cayman Islands by Michael Craton that I heartily recommend. If you are truly interested in learning about the roots of Cayman and what makes this place special, get this book.

'Just Long Celia,' a documentary inspired by the stirring poem by Nasaria Suckoo Chollette. Journey through the history of slavery and emancipation in the Cayman Islands, where the...

Up front, Cayman Islands artist Nasaria Suckoo-Chollette reads “Just Long Celia,” her telling of a woman enslaved in the Cayman Islands who learned freedom had come but the news had been kept...

Oct 31, 2023 · Long Celia, a name etched into the dark history of the Old Courts Building, endured a life of unfathomable cruelty as a slave. Her story unfolded in the very chambers that now house the National Museum, where justice was so mercilessly denied her.

The Cayman Islands National Policy on Gender Equity and Equality is published. This policy broadly attempts to ensure that gender inequality is taken into consideration across government policy and programmes.

Suckoo-Chollette’s vibrant painting, Just Long Celia, disguises a very dark, profound subject. Historically, the Cayman Islands differed from the rest of the Caribbean in that there were no large plantations or natural resources to exploit. It is therefore widely-held that slavery - at its most inhumane - did not exist here.

Dec 1, 2008 · The story of the African slave Long Celia is set in times of unrest, Britain having outlawed the slave trade in 1807 in the UK – but not in the colonies; in the Cayman Islands slavery was not abolished until 1835.

Jun 7, 2012 · It were courageous individuals like Long Celia at the bottom of the social and economic ladder of our paradise islands that had a real interest in seeing slavery come to an end; and it will...

The trial of Long Celia highlights the role that enslaved persons played in liberating themselves – she was an example of resistance. Literature does not tell us the exact location of Long Celia’s...