In April 1970, soldiers of the Trinidad Regiment boarded armed gunboats and sailed toward Port of Spain — not to suppress the uprising, but to join it. This episode of History of the Caribbean tells the full story of Trinidad's fifty-six-day Black Power Revolution: the marches of ten thousand, the forced removal of colonial statues, the historic army mutiny under Lieutenant Rex Lassalle, US warships offshore with classified orders, and the State of Emergency that dismantled the movement's leadership overnight. Within four years, the oil sector was nationalized. History of the Caribbean — the stories that didn't make it into the textbooks.
Martinique may be a French territory on paper, but its soul burns with Creole fire. Behind the beaches and baguettes lies a story of...
Dive into the fascinating history of Aruba in this in-depth exploration of its transformation during the 19th century. Discover how the island thrived through...
How Major Caribbean Gangs Fell: The Reckoning of Christopher "Dudus" Coke and the Trinidadian Underworld. In this long-form documentary, we explore the rise and...
