Today in Bajan History| April 17th 1970 Barbados Bans Black Power Speakers Amid Regional Tensions

April 17, 2026 00:04:16
Today in Bajan History| April 17th 1970 Barbados Bans Black Power Speakers Amid Regional Tensions
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Today in Bajan History| April 17th 1970 Barbados Bans Black Power Speakers Amid Regional Tensions

Apr 17 2026 | 00:04:16

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Amid rising Black Power movements across the Caribbean and global civil rights unrest, the Barbados government denied entry to Trinidadian activists Geddes Granger and Clive Nunes.

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