The BBC did a documentary titled “Coolies: How Britain Re-invented Slavery”. It’s mostly about Indian indentured labor world wide, but significant parts document the story as it pertains to British Guiana.
Several of the factoids mentioned are quite gruesome but recounted in a very pleasant manner.
You can view it on YouTube here.
Or download it in high def here.
Clipper Ship
Cane Cutting
Loading the Punts with Cane
You can read much more from John Edward Jenkins 1838-1910
in his book:
The Coolie his rights and wrongs
Notes of a journey to British Guiana, with a review of the system and of the recent commision of inquiry.
Published 1871
“A hundred thousand hogsheads of sugar per annum in the world, more or less, is a tittle compared with the question – Wether the toilers who produce it are wronged and unhappy?”
Available from Google Books here.
The coolie his rights and wrongs
The coolie his rights and wrongs
Guyana Then And Now 
Excellent Artist: Well done> I am trying to figure out the themes; they look as though they are mixed together in the picture; I see a hospital with patients; then I see a man being hung. Maybe its all the rights and wrongs put together in one picture, but well done.
Comment by Deanna Peterson — November 28, 2010 @ 7:46 pm |
the British reinvented slavery mostly it was about Indians indentured labor worldwide, then in 1619 twenty Africans were brought to the English colony of Jamestown, Virginia and that is when they started to enslaved black people!
Comment by labot — January 17, 2019 @ 12:49 am |
It is so interesting to see this..I knew nothing about the history of Indian Indentured Labourers. I am trying to trace my Indian ancestors who were brough to British Guiana circa
1838…19012. Could anyone give me some advice on how to get hold of the Passenger Lists of the people who travelled on these ships.
Comment by Tara Sherwood (Ramotar) — September 20, 2020 @ 8:15 pm |
Slavery is as old as mankind! Wrong in every way & now there are more slaves than ever before with sex slavery rampant all over!
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Comment by John Forbes — June 5, 2022 @ 4:47 pm |
Does anyone know what happened to the River Boat – POLARIS -Ex German navy – used for many years to run from Mackenzie to Atkinson field & Georgetown & back?
Comment by John Forbes — June 5, 2022 @ 4:50 pm |