E75: Trinidad general strike, part 1

20 lug 2023 · 40 min. 32 sec.

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First in a double podcast episode about the Trinidad general strike of 1937, in conversation with Ryan Cecil Jobson. Our podcast is brought to you by our patreon supporters. Our...

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First in a double podcast episode about the Trinidad general strike of 1937, in conversation with Ryan Cecil Jobson.
Our podcast is brought to you by our patreon supporters. Our supporters fund our work, and in return get exclusive early access to podcast episodes, ad-free episodes, bonus episodes, free and discounted merchandise and other content. Join us or find out more at patreon.com/workingclasshistory
Part 1 is about the background of British colonialism on the island, the conditions of the working class and poor, racial divisions, and the beginnings of unemployed and worker agitation in the 1930s.

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Acknowledgements

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Edited by Jesse French
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