And from migration matters, we turn now to a bit of Belizean black history. Yesterday and today are being observed as the 102 anniversary of July 1919. Local historians are calling it the Black Belizean Revolution in which black soldiers came back home to British Honduras, as the country was known then. They served in World War 1, and during their tour of duty, they were treated to unfair working conditions on the frontlines.
Things didn't improve when they got home, and on July 22nd and 23rd of 1919, they staged protests against the colonial government of the day. Here's more from "Yaya" Marin Coleman, the chairperson of the UBAD Education Foundation:
To commemorate this important moment in Belize's pre-Independence history, the UEF, the Image Factory Art Foundation, and students and parents from Saint John's College High School have created art and memorabilia of important black protesters who agitated against racism in their time.
