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Reading excerpts of Charles Day’s book – Five years the West Indies, this highly racist account of life in the Caribbean unintentionally captures the beauty of Black people in the Caribbean.

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Buckra – buckra

NOUNbuckra, buckras

derogatory US, West Indian 

  • A white person, especially a man.

Origin

Mid 18th century from Ibibio and Efik (m)bakara ‘European, master’.

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Published September 25, 2026
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