User:Will12ms/sandbox

Black Power in the Caribbean

Black Power in the Caribbean refers to political and social movements in the Caribbean region from the mid-1960s to mid-1970s that focused on overturning the existing racist power structure.

Black Power in Jamaica
The Black Power movement in Jamaica developed in the 1960s. Major figures in the movement include Guyanese intellectual Walter Rodney and the Abeng group.

Black Power in Trinidad & Tobago
The Black Power movement in Trinidad & Tobago emerged in the late-1960s and came to a head with the Black Power Revolution in February 1970. It had as a precursor the labour uprisings of the 1930s. Key figures in the Black Power movement include Makandal Daaga, Clive Nunez and Basdeo Panday. The movement was responsible for bringing about significant social changes within Trinidad & Tobago, in particular the upward mobility of blacks in corporate Trinidad.