From Columbus to Castro: The History of the Caribbean, 1492-1969Dr. William's purpose, as he explains in his foreword, is twofold: to set the record straight by collating all existing knowledge of the Caribbean in realtion to the rest of the world, and to provide, through greater awareness of its heritage of exploitation and neglect, a sure foundation for the economic integration of the region to which, as a statesman, he is firmly committed. |
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... commission , which consisted of three men , was the dis- tinguished Negro abolitionist , Frederick Douglass , who later be- came United States Minister to Haiti . The Commission reported as follows : ' There is but one chance for that ...
... commission , which consisted of three men , was the dis- tinguished Negro abolitionist , Frederick Douglass , who later be- came United States Minister to Haiti . The Commission reported as follows : ' There is but one chance for that ...
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... commission was sent out to Guiana in 1927. The commission condemned the constitution on the ground that the government had never been able to govern . It reported : " The practical consequences of this lack of ultimate control are ...
... commission was sent out to Guiana in 1927. The commission condemned the constitution on the ground that the government had never been able to govern . It reported : " The practical consequences of this lack of ultimate control are ...
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... Commission , 1929 Report of the Trinidad Disturbances Commission , 1937 Report of the Closer Union Commission , 1933 Report of a Commission appointed to consider Problems of Secondary and Primary Education in Trinidad etc. , 1931-32 ...
... Commission , 1929 Report of the Trinidad Disturbances Commission , 1937 Report of the Closer Union Commission , 1933 Report of a Commission appointed to consider Problems of Secondary and Primary Education in Trinidad etc. , 1931-32 ...
Contents
Introduction 10 | 10 |
Westward Ho | 13 |
Christopher Columbus and the Discovery of the West Indies | 18 |
Copyright | |
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