26 episodes

The Lest We Forget Historical Podcast reflects on past events of the Caribbean and how these events shape the society we live in today. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lestweforget/support

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The Lest We Forget Historical Podcast reflects on past events of the Caribbean and how these events shape the society we live in today. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lestweforget/support

    Barbados and The Rise of Mosquitoes In The Caribbean

    Barbados and The Rise of Mosquitoes In The Caribbean

    On this episode, we discussed how the colonisation of Barbados by Europeans led to the rise of mosquitoes in the region as well as look at other ecological transformation that have led to other present day problems across the region



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    • 42 min
    The Slaughter of Haiti’s Pigs

    The Slaughter of Haiti’s Pigs

    In 1979, a swine virus outbreak occurred in the Dominican Republic. Still, the situation would have far reaching changes in Haiti as a US-Canada-Mexico partnership saw 1.3 million of their Kreyol pigs been slaughtered.



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    • 25 min
    Henry Kissinger vs Jamaica: In The Words of Michael Manley

    Henry Kissinger vs Jamaica: In The Words of Michael Manley

    In 1975, Cuba sent troops to Angola to help them fight against an invasion by apartheid South Africa. Henry Kissinger, the US Secretary of State was angry at this, so he set out to get countries to denounce Cuba’s actions. Jamaica was one of these countries. So, in December 1975, Kissinger met with prime minister Michael Manley on the issue. On this episode, we hear from Manley, himself, how this conversation went and the events that occured in its aftermath - events, that forever changed Jamaica.



    -Michael Manley’s account is taken from, Jamaica: A Struggle In The Periphery by Michael Manley. pg 111 to 117



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    • 18 min
    The Not So Epic Story of Lady Musgrave Road

    The Not So Epic Story of Lady Musgrave Road

    In Jamaica, there is the famous Devon House. A historical landmark, it is popular for its patties, the Devon House ice-cream and on any given weekend when the weather is suitable, it also serves as a public park for families. However, there’s a popular story that involves Devon House that most Jamaicans grow up hearing. Basically, the story goes that Lady Musgrave, the then governor of Jamaica’s wife, was so angry at seeing Devon House, this grand mansion owned by a black man, that she authorise the building of another road, to avoid driving passed it. And it’s for this reason why the road is known today as Lady Musgrave’s Road. However, as much as the story is popular and accepted by Jamaicans, it’s not true. Entirely debunked by historical facts, on this episode, we outline why the story of Lady Musgrave and George Stiebel, Devon House’s owner, is just a myth. And While we are, the story of Annie Palmer, the White Witch of Rose Hall, was all based on a novel. That story, too isn’t true.



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    • 36 min
    The Hosay Masssacre of 1884

    The Hosay Masssacre of 1884

    Upon the arrival of large numbers of Indians to the Caribbean, through the Indentureship system, they also brought their religion and other aspect of their culture. Their aversion to not assimilating to whiteness, was seen as a problem by the colonial governments. And no other event in the 1800’s would portray this than the 1884 Hosay Massacre in Trinidad which say agents of the colonial state - the police- turn their guns on Indians taking part in the annual Hosay festival.



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    • 24 min
    The Fight to Own Land In Jamaica

    The Fight to Own Land In Jamaica

    On August 1st, 1838, Jamaica, alongside the rest of the countries in British West Indies, achieved emancipation and thus all enslaves black people on the island, gained their freedom. Immediately after, the topic of land became a major issue.  For even though freedom day come for all black persons, land throughout the British colonies were not accessible for former enslaves. Then white planter landowners bined the former enslaved population with long labour contrasts and labour rent tenants contracts. This drove thousands of freed Blacks right back to the plantation, they were once freed from. By the 1840's, the colony government of the British West Indies took it a step further by implementing numerous legislation and taxation, that made it extremely difficult for black peasants to make a living, own and have access to land. Soon after, protest and riots took place across the region as the peasantry class realise that the promises of freedom, black people in the British West Indies were not privy to. By February 1859, residents of Westmoreland, a western parish in Jamaica, had enough. Inspired by the Rebecca Riots of Wales, some persons dressed in women clothing, joined others to demonstrate their grievances with the state. 



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    • 32 min

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Great series!

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