In the spirit of resistance,...Image of Ann Tuitt and Cornelius Jarvis. Both serving prison sentences for practicing obeah in the Antigua prison, 1905. In the Caribbean one of the most important aspects of resistance to slavery was the retention of African culture or melding African, American and European cultural forms to create new ones. One example of this being Obeah; a spiritual practice similar to Vodou and Santaria deemed criminal@in much of the West Indies The importance of African culture – names, craftsmanship, languages, scientific knowledge, beliefs, philosophy, music and dance, was that it provided the psychological support to help the captives resist the process of enslavement. #resist # #westindian #westindies #wefromhere #welivehere #caribbean #caribe #ig_caribbean