Kamala Achu Grenada Collection
Content Description
This collection contains materials surrounding the Grenada invasion including: photos, postcards, pamphlets, four audio cassettes and two books “Grenada: the world against the crime”; “Grenada; the peaceful revolution.”
Dates
- Creation: 1982 - 1986
Biographical / Historical
The People’s Revolutionary Government (PRG) assumed power in Grenada in 1979 following a coup d'état by Maurice Bishop and the New Jewel Movement, which overthrew the administration of Eric Gairy. Guided by a Marxist-Leninist ideology, the PRG sought to dismantle dependency and imperialism while implementing state-led socioeconomic reforms to secure national autonomy. However, a violent internal power struggle ensued, resulting in Bishop's house arrest and subsequent execution in 1983. This political crisis prompted a United States-led military intervention in 1983.
Full Extent
1 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The Grenada materials were donated by Kamala Achu in 2021. Kamala Achu, who is an author, is from the United Kingdom. Achu was present in Grenada during the crisis in 1983. The collection contains photographs and recollections of the events.
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the The Alma Jordan Library, The University of the West Indies Repository
St. Augustine
Trinidad and Tobago
868-662-2002 Ext 82132
868-662-9238 (Fax)