Remembering Joseph Chatoyer, the Garifuna Chief Who Led the Caribs to War Against the British
Subject
History; Slave Trade; Caribbean
Description
Tired of the oppression that his people suffered at the hands of the British due to the massive turn of the slave trade, Joseph Chatoyer, chief of an indigenous group of the Caribbean, led what is now known as the first and second Carib Wars, which lasted between 1769 and 1797.
Creator
Elizabeth Ofosuah Johnson
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Publisher
face2faceafrica.com
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