E75: Trinidad general strike, part 1

E75: Trinidad general strike, part 1

Author: Working Class History July 20, 2023 Duration: 40:33
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First in a double podcast episode about the Trinidad general strike of 1937, in conversation with Ryan Cecil Jobson.
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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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  • Edited by Jesse French
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More information, sources, full acknowledgements and a transcript on the web page for this episode: https://workingclasshistory.com/podcast/e75-76-trinidad-general-strike/

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