I am going to ask a series of questions on issues, events, and personalities related to the History of Trinidad and Tobago.
I am a Historian although not in the field of West Indian History, but I have read several books on the historiography of the Caribbean and I think that this will be an opportunity to teach somethings and for me to personally learn some new things about my country.
Here goes:
1. This arouca born son of the soil was expelled from Howard University after he protested against the Brtish treatment of Africans during q visit to Howard U. by the then British Ambassador to the USA. (his parents were Bajan) Hint : He changed his name from Nurse to
and he was a communist and even lived in the then Soviet Union for a time) he was ah old CIC boy too
2. This fella formed a Political party in T&T that was first called The ACDC ( liveAction Committee of Democratic Citizens)
3. These two young officers of the T&T Regiment led an aboritive militay coup in Tetron Barracks in 1970.
4. Name the trini of East Indian descent who assisted in the start of the Black power movement in T&T, the man I am looking for was a lawyer and a trade unionist at the time.
5. Eric Williams and the PNM were accused of disenfranchising rural indo-trinis becasue they introduced a BILL that was supposed to modernize the electoral syatem...name the Bill.
6. This QRC old boy was both a cricket enthusiast and a writer of notable fame. He was a friend of the fella in question number 1 and a serious Pan africanist.
7. This fella was a founding father of T&T albeit from the position as opposition leader. He had to give consent to Eric Williams before T&T could become an independent state.
8. This Grenadian born activist served oil workers for most of his adult life. He was a strong opponent of the PNM and Eric Williams.
9. The Canboulay or more properly "Cannes Brulees", riots took place in T&T in 1881. What caused these riots? (This is going to be a fairly long answer, but be brief.)
and finally....
10. This man was elected mayor of Port-of-Spain 8 times!!! He was a white trini too.