Caribbean liberators : bold, brilliant and Black personalities and organizations / Jerome Teelucksingh.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Teelucksingh, Jerome.

Contributor:

Isaac Norris Library Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Black people--Caribbean Area--Biography.

Black people.

Black people--Caribbean Area--History--20th century.

Black people--Caribbean Area--Politics and government--20th century.

Black nationalism--Caribbean Area--History--20th century.

Black nationalism.

Politics and government.

History.

Caribbean Area--Politics and government--20th century.

Caribbean Area.

Genre:

Biographies.

Physical Description:

xxii, 294 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Palo Alto, CA : Academica Press, [2013]

Summary:

Jerome Teelucksingh (U. of the West Indies, TT) created a textbook to fill an academic gap; black history is as important in the Caribbean as in the US, but Caribbean black studies relies heavily on US texts, and African-American studies knows little about Caribbean black history. In plain language, this book documents the lives and work of black individuals and organizations in the West Indies from 1900 to 1989, centered on the worlds of labor and black journalism. The French Caribbean is not covered here. The book will be useful for basic courses in Caribbean history and black studies. Its uncomplicated language is also clear for general readers from high school up, though its content is as detailed and well-supported as any less clearly written academic text. The author focuses on historical information rather than political theory, giving the Caribbean context of figures like Marcus Garvey who are often interpreted as if African-American, as well as information on relationships between the two main "servant" minorities of the British Empire: Caribbeans originally from Africa and from India/Pakistan. Teelucksingh stays firmly focused on black history, but gives readers a knowledgeable guide to West Indian racial politics, the conflicts and alliances between groups divided by pride of origin and competition for limited opportunities, but united by the need to end servant status and slave wages. Teelucksingh is the founder of International Men's Day, and the book serves a secondary function of documenting black men who have been inspirational and historically significant to Caribbeans. Figures covered include: Garvey, Tubal Urian Butler, Dr. Eric Williams, George Padmore, C.L.R. James, Kwame Ture, and Dr. Walter Rodney. Annotation ©2013 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Contents:

Father of Black nationalism : Marcus Garvey

Black and bad : the fearsome Tubal Uriah Butler

Bold Afro-Trinidadians during the Italian Ethiopian War

Brilliant and benefactor : Dr. Eric Williams and trade unionism

Comrade of the global working class : George Padmore the writer and activist

C.L.R. James' perspectives on pan-Africanism and trade unionism

Academia strikes back : Black studies in the Caribbean

Creating a Caribbean empire : the academic contributions of Sir Arthur Lewis

Beyond the dashiki, clenched fist and afro : the multidimensional legacy of Dr. Walter Rodney.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Isaac Norris Library Fund.

ISBN:

1936320355

9781936320356

OCLC:

753626217

Publisher Number:

99951492225