ABSTRACT
This chapter seeks to trace the evolution and development of Pan-Africanism inside the Caribbean from the period of enslavement to the present moment. The successful Haitian Revolution (1891–1804) was a significant development to Pan-Africanism in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth century. The enslaved in Haiti were able to defeat the French, British, and Spanish imperialists and take their independence. The 6th Pan-African Congress was robbed of the contributions of the Caribbean Pan-Africanists who had spent much time, energy, and money preparing for the gathering. Caribbean people are very passionate about cricket – this sport is very popular among a large section of the population. However, cricket was more than entertainment as CLR argued in Beyond a Boundary, it had social and political overtones that impacted on the wider society. The Caribbean governments joined with the Pan-Africanists and sought to take the issue to another stage, the Jamaican government established a Task Force on Reparations in 2009.
