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“[…] Basil Davis represented the type of persons who were joining the Revolution in their thousands in 1970. He was an ordinary brother from the blocks of Barataria. His now late mother and other
Maurice Brinton's analysis of the bizarre mass suicide of a socialist cult led by American Jim Jones in Jonestown, Guyana, which discusses the dynamics of political sects in general.
NJAC Rededication: What the ‘Black Power Revolution’ won in 1970 “[…] Most of all, the movement of 1970 gave the population a new sense of ownership of their land. This also meant acceptance of direct responsibility for their nation’s affairs…” The following is the 12th and final column in an NJAC series on their contribution to Trinidad and Tobago society after the ‘Black Power Revolution’ of 1970: Photo: Makandal Daaga addresses thousands of demonstrators in POS in 1970. (courtesy NJAC) In references to the Trinidad and Tobago Revolution of 1970, one often forgets that for...
NJAC Rededication: How the People’s Revolution defied the gov’t and transformed the T&T economy “[…] The role of the masses is also seen in their response to NJAC’s call for the transformation of the Trinidad and Tobago economy […] where for the first time Africans and Indians began to set up businesses right across the nation, which they also supported to guarantee their success. “Up to 1970, African and Indian participation was only 3.8% and 4% respectively—even though together they comprised 80% of the population their total ownership was only 7.8%. “[…] The records are...