Man wants to lead tours; government says he can clean toilets

Read storyA descendent of slaves from the Whylly plantation wants to do more than clean toilets at the Clifton Heritage site.

Vivian Whylly, 47, who was knighted by the Sovereign Order of Saint John of Jerusalem because of his ancestry, his historical knowledge and his dedication to protect the former plantation, said the Clifton Heritage Authority will only hire him to weed the gardens or clean toilets.

“In any other country a descendent of something like this would be looked at as something other than a problem,” Whylly said.

Whylly said William Whylly, the plantation's owner, was a loyalist who fought for slaves rights when he came to The Bahamas. He was the first chief justice and also served as attorney general, Whylly said, who uncovered a lot of information about the site through his research at the National Archives.

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