Legacy of Imperialism
Submitted by wojtek on Jul 1 2020 10:58
A Freedom Press article from the 1940s on the Windrush migrants and the conditions which they left behind
Debunking the myth of "Irish slaves"
Submitted by Anonymous on Mar 20 2020 19:35
A detailed, seven part series of articles by Irish historian Liam Hogan systematically demolishing the white supremacist myth of there being Irish slaves in the Caribbean or Americas, and that these "slaves" were treated worse than enslaved Africans.
The Making of the Caribbean People
This lecture on what James has called "perhaps the strangest community in existence" was delivered in Canada in the summer of 1966, at the Second Montreal Conference on West Indian Affairs.
1996: Turks and Caicos Islanders Attempt to Remove Governor
Submitted by Reddebrek on Feb 3 2017 01:04
Tensions between the population of the island group and their appointed Governor led to months of protests demanding the removal of the governor.
A general strike starting from refinery workers at the caribbean island of Curacao - awaiting new masters from China
Submitted by Fredo Corvo on Oct 5 2016 08:36
The strike of a week of refinery workers, followed by the general strike on September 15 in Curacao, has aroused much interest in the Caribbean. In particular, the fact that a mysterious third party showed up paying over 1.8 million ANG [Antillean Guilder (ANG). Per 23-9-2016 1 ANG = 0,50 EUR or US$ 0,57] in back wages, has caused astonishment. F.e. Surinam media reported extensively on the workers' actions. One remembers the Curacao strikes and riots of May 30 1969, that were repressed by Dutch marines, and that led to changes in policy.
Brief Account of the Devastation of the Indies
Submitted by Reddebrek on Sep 29 2016 20:33
A contemporary account and condemnation of the brutal expansion of the Spanish Empire into the West Indies.
Black rebellion: five slave revolts - Thomas Wentworth Higginson
Submitted by Steven. on Aug 22 2016 11:17
Detailed histories of five important episodes of slave revolt, excerpted from a longer book called Travellers and Outlaws by abolitionist Thomas Wentworth Higginson, first published in 1889. Unfortunately it contains language and a perspective tainted by the widespread prejudice at the time, however we reproduce it in full for historical information only.
"Caribbean Correspondence"
"Caribbean Correspondence" , Subtitled "Workers Control and Self-Management", # 2 July 1978, entitled "Crisis Time"
This issue scanned for libcom.org by New York/New Jersey Workers Solidarity Alliance archives.
Views and Comments No. 32 (November 1958)
The No. 32 (November 1958) issue of Views and Comments, an anarcho-syndicalist leaning publication produced out of New York by the Libertarian League from 1955 until 1966.
Black people in the British empire: an introduction - Peter Fryer
Submitted by Anonymous on Jul 7 2016 18:37
Acclaimed writer Peter Fryer exposes the exploitation and oppression of Britain's colonies, looks at grassroots rebellions and restores black people to their rightful place in Britain's history.
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