The Hosay Masssacre of 1884

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Lest We Forget

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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.

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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.

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The Hosay Masssacre of 1884

Lest We Forget

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2 years ago

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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