Black Labor Migration in Caribbean Guatemala, 1882-1923

by Frederick Douglass Opie

Book Overview

In the late nineteenth century, many Central American governments and countries sought to fill low-paying jobs and develop their economies by recruiting black American and West Indian laborers. Frederick Opie offers a revisionist interpretation of these workers, who were often depicted as simple victims with little, if any, enduring legacy.

The Guatemalan government sought to build an extensive railroad system in the 1880s, and actively recruited...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813044421
• ISBN13: 9780813044422
• Release Date: September 2012
• Publisher: University Press of Florida
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"