Sir Godfrey GreggGreenland #1 (1938) GREENLAND #1 (1938) Greenland (Kalaallit Nunaat in Greenlandic and Grønland in Danish) is an autonomous constituent country within the Danish Realm between the Arctic and Atlantic Oceans, east of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago. Though physiographically a part of the continent of North America, Greenland has been politically and…
Sir Godfrey GreggGuadeloupe #58 (1922) GUADELOUPE #58 (1922) Guadeloupe is an insular region of France located in the Leeward Islands, part of the Lesser Antilles in the Caribbean. Administratively, it is an overseas region consisting of a single overseas department. It has a land area of 629 square miles (1,628…
Read moreSir Godfrey GreggThe Road Not Taken TWO roads diverged in a yellow wood, And sorry I could not travel both And be one traveler, long I stood And looked down one as far as I could To where it bent in the undergrowth; Then took the other, as just as fair,…
Read moreSir Godfrey GreggThe Bailiwick of Guernsey is one of three Crown dependencies of the United Kingdom. Separated from the Dukedom and Duchy of Normandy by and under the terms of the Treaty (or Peace) of Le Goulet in 1204, the Bailiwick comprises the inhabited islands of Alderney, Guernsey, Herm, Jethou, Lihou,…
Read moreSir Godfrey GreggBY: NATASHA GREGG THE MALÊ REVOLT – During the era of slavery in the Caribbean and Latin America, out of all the colonies, Brazil had the largest population of slaves. As Christianity was assimilated throughout the colonies by the colonists, Islam too was assimilated, but by the slaves, who…
Read moreSir Godfrey GreggMoses Dickson (1824-1901) was an American abolitionist, soldier, minister and founder of the secret organization The Knights of Liberty which planned a slave uprising in the United States and helped African-American enslaved people to freedom through the Underground Railroad. He also founded the black self-help organization The International Order…
Read moreSir Godfrey GreggAfrican continent is the world’s oldest populated area. Africa is the most interesting and diverse continent on the earth. It is the home of an incredible variety of people, animals, climates, and spectacular places. It is a country known for its beautiful colorful clothing and its history of incredible…
Read moreSir Godfrey GreggBY: NATASHA GREGG THE AGUADILLA REVOLT OF 1795 – The success of the Haitian Revolution in 1791 glaringly reveal to the colonial powers in the Caribbean the real threat of slave uprisings and the costs of self-liberation. After Saint Domingue’s success in gaining independence, all colonial powers in their…
Read moreSir Godfrey GreggBY: NATASHA GREGG THE BLOODY BAY REBELLION – Prior to the Treaty of Paris that ceded the island of Tobago to Britain in 1763, the island had remained neutral between the French and British. Once Tobago was in the hands of Britain, the colonial powers wasted no time in…
Read moreSir Godfrey GreggBY: NATASHA GREGG THE THIRD SLAVE REBELLION – Unarguably, the slave trade had a remarkable effect on the demographics of Barbados, in that as early as 1685, the white population was completely outnumbered by the slave population by approximately 4 to 1. This racial disproportion created an unnerving and…
Read moreSir Godfrey GreggBY: NATASHA GREGG THE BERBICE SLAVE UPRISING – Pre-Haitian Revolution, one of the major rebellions against colonial rule occurred in the Dutch colony of Berbice (modern day Guyana) on February 23, 1763. Slaves on Magdaleneberg, a plantation located on the Canje River, revolted against the cruel and…
Read moreSir Godfrey GreggBY: NATASHA GREGG THE APONTE REBELLION – José Antonio Aponte, a free black carpenter, a descendant from the Yoruba tribe and former first corporal in the colonial black militia, was widely seen as the leader of a series of revolts that gripped Cuba in 1812. This series of revolts…
Read moreSir Godfrey GreggBY: NATASHA GREGG THE REVOLT OF 1522 – The earliest and most serious slave rebellion in the so called New World occurred on December 25, 1522 on the Spanish Caribbean colony of Hispaniola (Espanola), which is modern day Dominican Republic and Haiti. Approximately thirty years after Columbus first landed,…
Read moreSir Godfrey GreggFrom whence we came…The good old Friendship Rose on one of her afternoon tours. She was the first ferry to take me to and from mainland St. Vincent back in the days. Under new ownership she still sail our waters doing day cruises. She was built right here in…
Read moreSir Godfrey GreggToday is the 209th anniversary of the arrival of the last known shipload of enslaved Africans in Kingstown, Saint Vincent. On 13th Feb. 1808, the Constance arrived in SVG carrying 250 enslaved Africans. The deadline for legally landing enslaved Africans in the British West Indies was 1st March…
Read moreSir Godfrey GreggWhen the black justice movement got too powerful, the FBI got scared and got ugly In the 1970s, the surveillance and intimidation was no joke Members of the New Orleans Black Panther Party were arrested in September, 1970. Law enforcement’s strategy against the BPP was one of systematic harassment and criminalization.…
Read moreSir Godfrey GreggToday marks the official opening of the AIA. There was a great speech by the Taiwan Ambassador. Taiwan Government and people built the terminal building and hand it over to us as a gift. The above picture was the preparation for what we are seeing in the picture below.…
Read moreSir Godfrey GreggThis unheralded woman actually organized the Montgomery bus boycott Jo Ann Robinson is unfortunately overlooked by history Jo Ann Robinson’s booking photo after her arrest for helping organize the boycott. (Alabama State University) Earlier this week, the nation celebrated the birthday of civil rights activist Martin Luther King, Jr. — a custom that…
Read moreSir Godfrey GreggBY: Natasha Gregg THE ST. PATRICK’S DAY REBELLION – March 17, is more commonly known to the Irish community as St. Patrick’s Day or the Feast of St. Patrick. In the British Overseas Territory of Montserrat, the day is also known as St. Patrick’s Day, but celebrated…
Read moreSir Godfrey GreggThe most important black woman sculptor of the 20th century deserves more recognition Augusta Savage started sculpting as a child in the 1900s using what she could get her hands on: the clay that was part of the natural landscape in her hometown of Green Cove Springs, Florida. Eventually…
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