Spirit of Freedom (Hamilton, Bermuda)]]> Sarah Bassett]]> Hamilton (Bermuda Islands)--History
Slavery--Bermuda Islands
Middle Passage
Transatlantic Slave Trade
Slave Trade
Resistance

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Sarah (Sally) Bassett, d. 1730

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Commemorative sculpture]]> Spirit of Freedom, she is shown with her hand and feet bound, as she gazes defiantly upward.]]> Monument Lab]]> The lower step of the base of the statue is divided into six segments. The segments are inscribed with events from Sarah Bassett Life:

Sarah (Sally) Bassett

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Owned by the estate of Francis Dickinson of Southampton]]>
The African diaspora heritage trail - Bermuda Officially designated a UNESCO slave route project]]>
Monument Lab, May 4, 2020. Accessed February 15, 2021: https://monumentlab.com/bulletin/revealing-sally-unveiling-bermudas-resistance-to-confront-its-brutal-past]]> The Bermudian, April 10, 2019. Accessed May 1, 2021, https://www.thebermudian.com/heritage/heritage-heritage/searing-memories/.]]>