In this Excerpt of Lecture 7, the students reflect on their experience and findings of a selected Caribbean Nation. Some of the students, if not all seem to suggest that many Caribbean people carry a grudge against Jamaicans as that was their experience when visiting there. The students discussed why this was so and highlighted how Jamaica had pulled out of the West Indian Federation in the 1950s and that in many islands such as Trinidad, Jamaicans are seen as hard-working and getting most of the profits. Listen to the discussions on this brief trailer and get the full episode on any stream, Caribbean Thought Lecture 7: Introducing Caribbean Nations and the Limitations of Black Nationalism, Dated Feb 25, 2025.
The class revisited the Brain Teaser: Quiz What do Haiti and Cuba not have in common with Dominican Republic, Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago, and Barbados? 1. Poorest in the world 2. Black and brown peoples 3. Granted freedoms 4. Taken Freedoms 5. Embargoes and shaky diplomacy and international relations 6. Debt, dependency and non-competitiveness 7. Formerly colonized Options: A. 2, 5, 6 and 7 B. 1, 4 and 5 C. 1 only 3 D. 3 and 4 E. 1, 3, and 4 F. All of the above.
The Answer Reveals A Complex Tapestry of Independence and Adversity
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