6 July 1934: Couva Plantation riot
On this day, 6 July 1934, 800 workers from two plantations in Couva, Trinidad, demonstrated in front of the warden's office complaining at the lack of work. Violence erupted when police attempted to keep protesters away from businesses, to which workers responded by looting. Unrest spread to other plantations, two bosses were attacked and one company headquarters was stoned and set on fire. British colonial police arrested 12 demonstrators.
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Speaker 1: On this say and Working Class History the sixth of July.
And on the sixth of July nineteen thirty four, eight
hundred workers from two plantations in Couver, Trinidad, demonstrated in
front of the Warden's office, complaning out the lack of work.
Violence erupted when police attempted to keep protesters away from businesses,
to which workers responded by looting. Unrest spread to two
other plantations. Two bosses were attacked, and one company headquarters
was stoned and set on fire. British Colonial police arrested
twelve demonstrators. Learn more about struggles in Trinidad at this
time in episode seventy five to seventy six of the
Working Class History podcast. Link in the show notes and the.
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