Formed in 1973, the New Joint Endeavor for Welfare, Education, and Liberation, or New JEWEL Movement (NJM) grew out of the Black Power politics and liberation of black nations that began in the 1960s. The March 1979 overthrow of Sir Eric Gairy (who led the country after it gained independence from Britain in 1974) led by Maurice Bishop is regarded as the …
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