The Grenadian Revolution, Part 2: The Rise of Gairyism

After years of societal tension in Grenada, everything would come to a head in 1951 at an event now known as the 1951 Revolution. The person who propelled this event was a former primary school teacher name Eric Matthew Gairy. Due to the success of this 1951 event, Gairy would become Grenada’s leading trade unionist and soon after, Grenada’s most powerful political leader. Over the next decade and throughout the 1960’s, Grenada became the setting for Gairyism. For additional reading information on this episode and to view our transcript for this episode, visit our website at: https://www.tenementyaadmedia.com/Don't forget to follow us on our social mediaTwitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/tenementyaad_?lan⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠BlueSky: ⁠https://bsky.app/profile/tenementyaadmedia.com⁠Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/tenementyaad_/?hl=en⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok: ⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@tenementyaad_Join our Patreon hereWant to support The Yaad monetary? Click here to make a donation