The three Ds of Caribbean history: deny, diminish, distort Part I

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The three Ds of Caribbean history: deny, diminish, distort Part I

Caribbean History

The importance of controlling the narrative Part II

BY DESMOND BOLLERS It is not by accident that the stories of our ancestors’ bids for freedom are not well...

By TOCaribNewsMay 4, 2023

Caribbean History

The importance of controlling the narrative Part I

BY DESMOND BOLLERS History is commonly defined as the chronological record of events (as affecting a nation or people) and...

By TOCaribNewsMarch 26, 2023

Caribbean History

An alternative approach to examining and studying Caribbean history part II

BY DESMOND BOLLERS The narrative appears to suggest that the Tainos and Kalinago simply wilted and capitulated without a fight....

By TOCaribNewsMarch 12, 2023

Caribbean History

An alternative approach to examining and studying Caribbean history part I

BY DESMOND BOLLERS It is difficult to find a single exhaustive catalogue of the resistance of the non-European peoples of...

By TOCaribNewsMarch 10, 2023

Caribbean History

Use of words related to African enslavement in the Americas

BY DESMOND BOLLERS In an effort to diminish the heinousness of the crime against humanity represented by slavery, White supremacists...

By TOCaribNewsFebruary 28, 2023

Caribbean History

How the peoples of the Caribbean resisted dispossession, domination and oppression

BY DESMOND BOLLERS Allow me to tell you something about who I am, and the source of my passion for...

By TOCaribNewsFebruary 16, 2023

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