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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... emancipation of the serfs : emancipation from above or emancipation from below . Like the British Government in 1833 , he chose emancipation from above . In the British West Indies , it was no longer a question of slave rebellions if ...
... emancipation of the serfs : emancipation from above or emancipation from below . Like the British Government in 1833 , he chose emancipation from above . In the British West Indies , it was no longer a question of slave rebellions if ...
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... emancipation . The commander of the fort remonstrated with them . Their leader replied : ' Massa , we po ' negar cannot fight sojer ; we no fo ' got gun ; but we can burn and destroy Santa Cruz if we no fo ' get free ; and that we go'n ...
... emancipation . The commander of the fort remonstrated with them . Their leader replied : ' Massa , we po ' negar cannot fight sojer ; we no fo ' got gun ; but we can burn and destroy Santa Cruz if we no fo ' get free ; and that we go'n ...
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... emancipation in the French West Indies . ' Emancipation , ' wrote Cochin , ' drove a section of the former slaves to the towns , another towards the unoccupied lands , very few towards the prisons and the poorhouses ; it gave rise to ...
... emancipation in the French West Indies . ' Emancipation , ' wrote Cochin , ' drove a section of the former slaves to the towns , another towards the unoccupied lands , very few towards the prisons and the poorhouses ; it gave rise to ...
Contents
Introduction 10 | 10 |
Westward Ho | 13 |
Christopher Columbus and the Discovery of the West Indies | 18 |
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