Krio Descendants Union

The Krio Descendants Union is an offshoot of the 'Settlers' Descendants Union' which was founded to unite the Creole people during the decolonisation era. The organization's current president is Mrs. Cassandra Garber, who was a former teacher at the Freetown Secondary School for Girls. In Freetown, Sierra Leone the union is called the 'Krio Descendants Yunion' in the Krio and it is abbreviated as KDY.

Settlers' Descendants Union

The 'Settlers' Descendants' Union' was among the first organizations which organized and united Krios to become politically active despite not being in itself a political party. The Settlers Descendants Union was established in 1952 by Johann Christianus Lucan, who served as President of the Union, Ephraim Jonathan Robinson, Vice President, and Leslie Asgill. The Settlers' Descendants Union mounted costly actions in the British Courts against the independence settlement.

Formation of the Krio Descendants Union

In 1990, the 'Settlers' Descendants Union' was given new berth and was re-established as the Krio Descendants Union. The founding members of the present day union included George T.O. Robinson, the younger brother of Ephraim J. Robinson, Samuel Stober Taylor, Wilward Arthur Cummings, Daisy Myers, Charles B. Jones, Rosaland Claudius-Cole, George Fewry, Emanuel Fraser-Davies, and H.M. James.

The Krio Descendants Union

The union helps to unite the causes of the Krios (who still experience some discrimination today) and recently marked the anniversary of the founding of Freetown, Sierra Leone and the abolishment of the slave trade with a press release. KDY also is trying to renew links with African Americans and donated $1000 to victims of Hurricane Katrina.

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