This episode examines the moment after celebration, when independence moved from promise to practice. Focusing on Jamaica, Trinidad, and Barbados between the nineteen fifties and nineteen seventies, it traces how political freedom arrived without economic control. Through governance choices, inherited systems, and rising public pressure, the episode exposes why hope faded so quickly and how early failures reshaped trust between citizens and the state. This is not a story of lost independence, but of expectations colliding with reality, and the long shadow that collision cast over Caribbean political life.
This ambitious storytelling podcast chronicles the rich and dynamic history of Anguilla, from its earliest settlers to its modern evolution as a resilient, forward-thinking...
While history often focuses on the brutality of white male slaveowners, one of the darkest, most suppressed truths is how white women used their...
Journey into the heart of the Taíno world — exploring Caribbean identity and cultural history—from their migration into Hispaniola, Cuba, Puerto Rico, and Jamaica,...
