The Barbados Advocate reported that Barbadian crewmen aboard the Strategist feared going ashore in South Africa following the death of fellow seaman Milton King, who had been fatally beaten by two South African policemen months earlier. The story highlighted the racism, danger and vulnerability faced by Black West Indian seamen during the height of apartheid.
47 Runaway Slaves
On March 4, 1950, the Barbados Advocate reported that 20 Barbadian young women were selected to travel to England to work in hospitals, as...
September 10th 1950