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Aug 06, 2024 Letters

Dear Editor,

August marks the month of celebrations of Emancipation and a time when we highlight the end of 400 years of the enslavement of The African Peoples. It also marks a month where we highlight the great achievements of the Freed Men and Women of The African Race, they created a formidable path of progress for us to travel, that road was paved with hard work, determination and frugal management of their resources.

Our ancestors did not fight for freedom for themselves alone, they fought for the freedom of future generations, The freed men formed the Village Movement owning villages with the little earnings they had, and working them with their bare hands; institutions such as “Box hand” and other cooperative financing systems were established.

There was no assistance given to them by the colonials, these were the beginnings of organized development of The African Race here in Guyana.  We salute the achievements of our ancestors, the indomitable spirit of our ancestors who wove a tapestry of progress and development in every area of their existence. Today, we stand on the shoulders of our forefathers who showed us the way; therefore, it is indicative that we build on the firm foundation set by them.

Now, we come to the part of history that many in The Afro-Centric Circles do not want the rest of us to know, that is, soon after there was an “Urban movement” of The Black Race. The Afro-Centric Peoples slowly moved into the urban centres to make their home. It is interesting to know, that urban living has its associated ills, which the race found very expensive and demanding.  To compensate for that crazy move of theirs, Afro-Guyanese then began to manufacture a multitude of excuses, such as, my fore parents have not left us anything to subsist on. This was a blatant lie, because the rich legacy left the race was willingly abandoned for the glit and glamour of an urban lifestyle, as they conveniently forgot where they’ve come from.

Around this same period of our history, saw the institution of the race card or the blame the other race for their misfortune. The Indian who was now emerging from indentureship long after their erstwhile counterparts, became the target of Black Rage. I am talking about The Indian who was now on the scene with the pittance earned from work on the plantation, who began purchasing the land left by their Black neighbours. The Indian, who used the very same frugal methods started by the Afro-Centric Peoples before, became the object of ridicule; something used for political convenience to this day. This is the treasure chest The Opposition has kept alive through the years. Nevertheless, their hollow outcry of racism cannot erase two fundamental facts of history, that is, the work done by our Black Ancestors which stands as a beacon, and a lasting reminder for future generations and the sad misfortune of how a people lost their way.

Respectfully Submitted,

Neil Adams

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