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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... Negro . At loggerheads over the Indian question , they were reconciled on the Negro question . Justice to the Indians was purchased at the price of injustice to the Africans . The belligerent Protector of the Indians became a benevolent ...
... Negro . At loggerheads over the Indian question , they were reconciled on the Negro question . Justice to the Indians was purchased at the price of injustice to the Africans . The belligerent Protector of the Indians became a benevolent ...
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... Negro was a man in the eyes of God . The French Dominican missionary , du Tertre , the Las Casas of the Negro , was dominated by this spirit of Christian brother- hood . He concluded his treatment of the subject of Negro slavery in his ...
... Negro was a man in the eyes of God . The French Dominican missionary , du Tertre , the Las Casas of the Negro , was dominated by this spirit of Christian brother- hood . He concluded his treatment of the subject of Negro slavery in his ...
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... Negro slave . The issue at stake in both theatres , for both slaves and intellectuals , was freedom . As far as the intellectual controversy was concerned , the decisive question was whether the Negro was the inferior of the white man ...
... Negro slave . The issue at stake in both theatres , for both slaves and intellectuals , was freedom . As far as the intellectual controversy was concerned , the decisive question was whether the Negro was the inferior of the white man ...
Contents
Introduction 10 | 10 |
Westward Ho | 13 |
Christopher Columbus and the Discovery of the West Indies | 18 |
Copyright | |
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From Columbus to Castro: The History of the Caribbean, 1492-1969 Eric Williams No preview available - 1983 |
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