GENERAL STRIKE OF 1958

GENERAL STRIKE OF 1958

"The General Strike marked the beginning and the end of British Colonialism and all that it stood for: white supremacy and racial discrimination; economic exploitation and votelessness of the Bahamian masses; inequality before the Bar of Justice; illiteracy and all the sordid aspects of second-class citizenship.  Outwardly we wore the mask of happiness but with bleeding hearts we pressed forward."

—Sir Randol Fawkes
The Faith That Moved The Mountain

Bahamas Strike Tied to Race Relations

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The General Strike of 1958 / The British Soldier Who Decided to Stay

Rosalie Fawkes interviews a former British soldier, Mr. John Phillpot.
“A few weeks ago, I was having a telephone conversation with Rev. Emmette Weir about his forthcoming book titled, ‘From Pompey to Pindling’ when, in a very nonchalant manner, he mentioned that one of the British soldiers who came to Nassau in 1958 to preserve law and order during the General Strike was still on the island.”

  • General Strike Resolution

  • Letter from Sir Clifford Darling

  • Sir Clifford Darling

  • General Strike

  • The Nassau Daily Tribune 1958