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( Index ) Abrahams, Arthur A., 298–99 Adams, Grantley, 15, 21 AFL-CIO, 252 Africa, 267 African Guianese people: political alliance with Indians, 9, 103, 192, 195, 196; ministerial positions of, 20; and Sydney King, 40; and working poor, 76, 115–16; Savage ’s outreach to, 80, 84–85, 87–89; elite groups’ attitudes toward, 101, 102, 103; assimilation of, 111, 112; conflicts with Indians, 113–14, 115, 118, 119, 131, 207–8, 228, 231–33, 240, 294; and popularity of Burnham, 195; and law enforcement, 294 African Society for Racial Equality, 207–8 Afro-American Association, 97 Agriculture: and People’s Progressive Party’s land reclamation proposals, 16; and tenant farmers, 106; and Cheddi Jagan, 161. See also Sugar industry Algeria, 119, 242 All Party Conference, 150 Amerindians: in Guiana society, 115, 117, 119; historical exploitation of, 115, 209; literacy rate of, 125, 139; D’Aguiar supported by, 201–2; and racial politics, 205–6, 239; and Burnham, 240 Anglican Church, 17, 39, 87 Anglo-USA Working Party, 247–49, 254–55, 266 Annibourne, Neville, 172 Anticolonial struggles. See Colonial liberation movements; Nationalism Anti-Semitism, 67 Apartheid, 184 Asafu-Adjaye, E. O., 225 Atkinson Airfield, 49 Atlantic Charter, 243 Australia and coup d’état in British Guiana, 49 Ball, George, 289 Ballantyne, R. J., 175 Bandung Conference, 244 Banking, 32–33 Barbados, 253 Barker (police assistant superintendent), 301 Bay of Pigs invasion, 247 Benn, Brindley, 71, 171, 178, 179, 185, 192, 193, 194, 299 Berbice Ministers Fraternal, 97 Beresford, C., 18 Bhagwan, Moses, 171–72, 186, 198, 200, 265, 299 Booker Brothers: and racial politics, 31; tension with People’s Progressive Party, 33; and sugar industry strike, 38–39; tension with Savage, 78–79, 80, 81, 83, 84, 88 Bottomley, Arthur, 277–78 Britain: governance of British Guiana, 7–9; alliance with U.S. against Cheddi Jagan, 9–10, 49, 152–53, 155, 241–42, 247–48, 249, 251, 253, 255, 258–60, 263, 265–67, 269, 271–72, 273, 275, 276–77, 279–80, 284–86, 289, 297, 307, 311, 312, 313; reaction to independence movements, 22, 24; opposition to communism, 26; banned literature, 28, 47–48, 63–65, 74; trade unions of, 37, 43; nationalism stymied by, 47, 54; economic benefit from imperialism, 128 British Guiana: colonialism’s effects on, 3, 5, 7–10, 15; constitution of April 1953, 5–6, 8–9, 11, 14, 24, 26, 39, 40–41, 44, 45–48, 50, 53, 59, 136, 137, 141, 146–47, 150, 163; Index (  ) British governance of, 7–9; constitution of 1928, 8; and banned literature, 28, 47–48, 63–65, 74, 99, 159; and State of Emergency, 53, 232, 266, 293; constitution of November 1953, 55; economic conditions of, 135–36, 158, 161–62, 209– 10; and Renison Constitution, 150–51; economic development of, 154–55; social disturbances in, 209; population of, 238; and Commonwealth membership, 258. See also Colonial Office; Colonial officials ; Guyana British Guiana and West Indies Federated Seamen’s Union, 99 British Guiana and West Indies Sugar Boilers Union, 140 British Guiana Domestic Helpers and Workers Union, 97 British Guiana Headmen’s Union, 140 British Guiana Labor Union, 43 British Guiana Mineworkers Union, 97 British Guiana Peace Committee, 26, 68 British Guiana Sanatana Dharma Maha Sabha, 97 British Guiana Social Council, 97 British Guiana Sugar Estates Clerks Association , 140 British Guiana Teachers Association, 97 British Guiana Trades Union Council, 97, 108, 252 British Labour Party, 72, 277, 288 Brook, Norman, 261 Bruckway, Fenner, 300 Bulletin, The, 77 Burch Smith, P. M., 69 Burdett, William, 265 Burnham, Linden Forbes: and People’s Progressive Party, 9, 15, 192; tension with Jagan, 19–21, 57, 58–59, 149, 154, 167, 192–93, 195, 199, 203, 205, 236–37, 270–71; inexperience of, 20, 40; as anticommunist , 21, 22; relationship with Savage, 23; as education minister, 29; and racial politics, 31, 32, 200, 201, 204, 208, 214, 223, 234, 238, 240, 246; and sugar industry strike, 36; colonial officials’ lack of respect for, 36, 40; reaction to coup d’état, 61, 66; restriction of movement, 71; colonial officials promotion of, 71–72; and banned literature, 74; capabilities of, 143, 175, 176, 177, 245–46, 262, 310; on Robertson Commission Report, 147; and Renison, 149; on Cheddi Jagan’s communism , 153; and nationalism, 159, 193–94; ideology of, 161, 167, 195; education of, 193–94; and West Indies Federation, 198; Grey on, 204–5, 219–20, 221; demonstration of, 213, 214–16, 219–21, 223, 224, 226, 227; and...

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