Upcoming Dollar fo’ Dollar Tour Will Captivate Your Senses

The Dollar fo’ Dollar Culture and History Tour: A Remembrance of the Coal Workers of the Virgin Islands invites the community to come out and participate in its annual event on Saturday, from 2:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. at the Rothschild Francis (Market) Square to honor and highlight the historic strikes of 1892 and 1916.

This year is the 19th year that the event has occurred and it happens to coincide with Virgin Islands Freedom Fighters Day. It is done to pay homage to the legacy left behind by Queen Coziah and other coal workers from 1892. It also highlights the 1916 labor strike. It will begin at the market and end at Emancipation Garden. Participants are asked to wear white in solidarity with the coal workers.

“It is important to tell our stories, to remember our journey, and celebrate our triumphs over adversities. This event provides an opportunity for those of us living today to connect with all of that while reflecting on the legacy of the thousands of 19th and 20th-century coal carriers of the Virgin Islands who for nearly a hundred years did the back-breaking work of toting tons of coal on their heads, basket by basket, to the bunkers of steamships that came into the St. Thomas harbor bringing passengers, goods, mail, and commerce, and ultimately helped to also fuel our economy,” said Ayesha Morris, co-founder of the annual event.