Fifteenth Annual International Graduate Student Conference on Transatlantic Historyat the University of Texas at Arlington Date of Conference: September 19-20, 2014Deadline for Abstract Submissions: June 25, 2014 (Submit Your Abstract Here) Keynote Address: Dr. Toyin Falola   For more information: www.transatlantic-history.org The Transatlantic History Student Organization at the University of Texas… Continue reading

Caribbean History Timeline 1850s-2000

1857Planters on Cuba want Spain to pay to free the slaves1858Dutch official church involved in the abolition movement1860The Vatican recognizes Haiti1863Slavery abolished on Dutch islands1865African and Chinese immigrants came to the CaribbeanMorant Bay Rebellion in Jamaica spurs Britain to greater island controlCuba’s reformists petitioned for changeDanish push to sell Virgin… Continue reading