Legacy of Imperialism
Debunking the myth of "Irish slaves"
1996: Turks and Caicos Islanders Attempt to Remove Governor
A general strike starting from refinery workers at the caribbean island of Curacao - awaiting new masters from China
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
Black rebellion: five slave revolts - Thomas Wentworth Higginson
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.
Black people in the British empire: an introduction - Peter Fryer
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