Nov 28
A granddaughter recalls the personal and political tragedy of the collapse of the West Indies Federation and makes a poetic call for renewal of the dream.
I believe a generation will emerge again who will set aside island machismo or personal ambition, putting our region’s fate ahead of our sole selves. Over the years I have held onto this dream, and I believe we will return to federation one day…
Read Manley perspective
I did not agree with her notions that blacks had lost sense of self, religion and tradition as a result of slavery. We had agency and relied or ancestral and oral memories. It was not a tabula rasa. Having said that it was nevertheless a lovely read with some solid points of truth and possibilities.