The Grenada Revo Story
By Debbie Quain
Categories: History, Society & Culture, Documentary
Explore the Grenada Revolution (1979-1983), a defining moment in the Caribbean. Listen to the Grenada Revo Story, a 5-part audio series.
5 episodes indexed on PodSearch.
Recent episodes
- The Grenada Revo Story, Part 5
By Wednesday, October 19, 1983, in response to Maurice Bishop’s house arrest, the citizens of Grenada declared a national strike and businesses everywhere are urged to close their doors. Thousands of people pour into the country’s capital of St. Georges and a huge crowd forms in Market Square. By…
- The Grenada Revo Story, Part 4
The Island Holds Its Breath: Maurice Bishop Under House Arrest By Friday October 14, 1983 and the air is thick with anxiety and whispers. News breaks: Prime Minister Maurice Bishop is under house arrest. For years, Bishop has been the face of the New Jewel Movement (NJM), the leader who swept the…
- The Grenada Revo Story, Part 3
Following a 2-week trip to Eastern Europe, Maurice Bishop returns to Grenada and gets the silent treatment from his colleagues. The word is that Central Committee members are livid that he has reneged on the plan for joint leadership and the battle lines have been drawn. There are conflicting…
- The Grenada Revo Story, Part 2
By the summer of 1983 the growing split within NJM reached a critical point for the Grenada Revolution when the Coard faction blamed Maurice Bishop for the country’s problems. Their solution? An attempt to get Maurice Bishop to accept a power-sharing role with Deputy Prime Minister, Bernard Coard…
- The Grenada Revo Story, Part 1
The Seeds of Change: Grenada Before the Storm Picture Grenada, 1970s, a small Caribbean island simmering with yearning for a better future. Eric Gairy, the longtime prime minister, rules with an iron fist. He’s once hailed as a hero of the poor but now presides over crumbling roads, a failing…
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