Krio Descendants Union

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The Krio Descendants Union is an offshoot of the 'Settlers Union' which was founded to unite descendants of the settlers and recaptives known as the creole. 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 Krio and it is abbreviated as KDY.

[edit] History of KDY

The 'Settlers Union' was the first organization which organized and united Krios to become politically active despite not being in itself a political party. In 1990, the 'Settlers Union' was given new berth and became the Krio Descendants union. The founding members of the present day union include George T.O. Robinson, Samuel Stober Taylor, Wilward Arthur Cummings, Daisy Myers, Charles B. Jones, Rosaland Claudius-Cole, all now deceased, as well as George Fewry, Eman Fraser-Davies, and H.M. James.

[edit] KDY today

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.