Freedom's Children : The 1938 Labor Rebellion and the Birth of Modern Jamaica

Freedom's Children Is The First Comprehensive History Of Jamaica's Watershed 1938 Labor Rebellion And Its Aftermath. Colin Palmer Argues That, A Hundred Years After The Abolition Of Slavery, Jamaica's Disgruntled Workers Challenged The Oppressive Status Quo And Forced A Morally Ossified British Colonial Society To Recognize Their Grievances. The Rebellion Produced Two Rival Leaders Who Dominated The Political Life Of The Colony Through The Achievement Of Independence In 1962. Alexander Bustamante, A Moneylender, Founded The Bustamante Industrial Trade Union And Its Progeny, The Jamaica Labour Party. Norman Manley, An Eminent Barrister, Led The Struggle For Self-government And With Others Established The People's National Party. Palmer Describes The Ugly Underside Of British Colonialism And Details The Persecution Of Jamaican Nationalists. He Sheds New Light On The Nature Of Bustamante's Collaboration With The Imperial Regime, The Rise Of The Trade-union Movement, The Struggle For Constitutional Change, And The Emergence Of Party Politics In A Modernizing Jamaica. -- Publisher's Description. Jamaica In 1938 -- The Labor Rebellion -- Race And The Colonial Imagination -- Looking Back, Moving Forward -- Bustamante, Unionism, And The Politics Of Performance -- Bustamante And The Politics Of Power -- Challenging Power And Facing The Consequences -- Constitutional Change -- Party Politics. Colin A. Palmer. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. THE HOTEL DICK It's 1948 Milwaukee. The Lakeshore Towers Hotel house detective, J. Adam Bark, is murdered while sitting in a barber's chair. Homicide detective Lieutenant Joe Sonntag is sent to investigate, but has a difficult time with the barber's insistence that Spencer Tracy killed Bark. Disbelieving, Joe begins his investigation, made all the more bizarre when Greer Garson and Veronica Lake are shot. Or are they? The retro vibes in this story are strong with historical police procedures and strong characters Presents the first comprehensive history of Jamaica's watershed 1938 labour rebellion and its aftermath. Colin Palmer argues that, a hundred years after the abolition of slavery, Jamaica's disgruntled workers challenged the oppressive status quo and forced a morally ossified British colonial society to recognise their grievances.