Traces the history of the Black Caribs of Saint Vincent. Origin of the Black Carib population; Description of the Carib culture; Details on their fight for freedom in the 1700s.
This article is concerned with 3 generations of one family in Great Britain that wen to the Caribbean to make fortunes that would give them access to positions of privilege and political and social influence.
African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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199 p, "At the center of Jamaican-born Michelle, Cliff's novels is the exploration of the interplay between memory and history. Noraida Agosto examines Cliff's representation of memory as the part of history that has been suppressed because of its revolutionary potential. Memories of slave rebellions, for instance, were erased through omission from official historical accounts to discourage resistance among slaves. Cliff's novels are an attempt to recover these erased memories, which could generate resistance to modern oppressions. This recovery of devalued memories also entails a validation of non-elite beliefs, languages, and art forms in order to debunk dominant practices." (Book jacket);
St. Croix, V.I.: Virgin Islands Emancipation Commission
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African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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80 p, Contents: Editor's preface / Arnold R. Highfield -- Freedom in Frederiksted / Richard A. Schrader -- A chronology of slavery and emancipation in the history of the Danish West Indies / Svend E. Holsoe -- Emancipation and the new social order: views from the upper class / Marilyn F. Krigger -- Emancipation in hemispheric perspective / Lauren Larsen -- Political and economic aspects of emancipation / Malik Sekou -- A selection of historical documents relating to emancipation in the Danish West Indies / George F. Tyson -- An annotated bibliography / Arnold R. Highfield
