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• Size and Survival

  by Lloyd Best

  The first serious contribution by a West Indian economist to the general theory of development has recently been published. The...

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  by Martin Carter

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•  BALLAD OF MY TWO GRANDFATHERS/ BALLAD OF THE RIVER SPIRITS

  by Nicolas Guillen

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• PIONEERS IN AMERICAN FREEDOM

  by John Clarke

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• ELEGY

  by Nicolas Guillen

  Over the sea came the pirate messenger of the Devil, with his steady fixed stare and his monotonous wooden leg....

• A SWARTHY BOY: An Extract

  by Edgar Mittelholzer

  Despite the darkness of the rafters and the dis­cipline of my mother and aunts and grandmother, I cannot say I...

• Prospects Before Us

  by W.B. Yeates

  Hurrah for revolution and more cannon-shot! A beggar upon horseback lashes a beggar on foot. Hurrah for revolution and cannon...