Freedom of the Press under Attack during the 1938 Labor Uprisings in Jamaica: The Prosecution of the Publishers of the Jamaica Labour Weekly.
In 1938, a new movement began in Jamaica that forced the British government to embrace universal suffrage and, ultimately, independence. Begun by workers agitating for better wages, it was co-opted by trade unionists and became part of a larger focus on self-government. As the movement evolved, the...
| Publicado en: | American Journalism Vol. 29; no. 3; pp. 84 - 113 |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Summer2012
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