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Caribbean history

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The West Indian Gazette: Reporting Black Britain and a Changing World

The West Indian Gazette connected the practical concerns of Caribbean people in Britain with struggles for freedom overseas. Its history reveals the work of reporters, photographers,…

24 October 2026
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Caribbean History, Rights and Resistance, Slavery and Emancipation

The Haitian Revolution, 1791–1804: The Struggle for Freedom and Independence

Enslaved people transformed a French plantation colony into an independent country. Their revolution involved competing armies, difficult alliances and arguments about what freedom should mean.

23 October 2026
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