Allison O. Ramsay is lecturer of cultural and heritage studies in the Department of History at the University of the West Indies, St. Augustine Campus.Jerome Teelucksingh is senior lecturer of social history in the Department of History at the University of the West Indies, St. Augustine Campus.

• IntroductionAllison O. Ramsay and Jerome TeelucksinghChapter 1: A Colonial Relic? Trinidad and Tobago and the Trinity CrossBridget BreretonChapter 2: The “George Floyd Effect” in the Caribbean: Re/Igniting Popular Discourses on Colonial Public Memory Stanley H. GriffinChapter 3: Examining the Contested Heritage Value of Historic Bridgetown in BarbadosSheron JohnsonChapter 4: Crossing the Threshold: Exploring the Five Islands’ Role in Trinidad’s Indian Indentureship Legacy Ashleigh John MorrisChapter 5: Monuments to Freedom and Nationhood: Preserving the Heritage of Barbados in Metal and StoneAllison O. RamsayChapter 6: The Survival of Hinduism through Temples: The Case of the Temple in the Sea, Triveni Mandir, and Brothers Road Hindu Mandir in Trinidad 103Shaian Albertviii ContentsChapter 7: “To Be Joined Together in Freedom”: Statues, Identity Politics and Agency in the Netherlands Antilles, 1940–1960 125Margo GroenewoudChapter 8: Gender Imbalance in Statues and Building Names in Trinidad and Tobago and at The University of the West Indies, St. AugustineDanalee JahgooChapter 9: Codrington College and the Problematic Legacy of Christopher Codrington 159Lynette MillsChapter 10: Independence Undermined from the Beginning:Deconstructing Legal Vestiges of ColonialismTimothy AffonsoChapter 11: “A People Can Become a Nation”: The West Indies Federation and Jamaican IndependenceRenee A. Nelson

Independence, Colonial Relics and Monuments in the Caribbeanhas utilized an interesting approach which serves to bring innovation to examining the historical realities in the Caribbean as they relate to a reexamination of the traditional, generally accepted perspectives and ideologies on identity, culture, nationhood, freedom, identity, gender, nationalism, colonization, and independence. This book is a must-read for academics around the region, and members of the general public who have interest in the path from colonization to present; and the discourse highlighted is an easy read and will allow for introspection, re-conceptualization and the emergence of novel perspectives on the wide range of issues discussed.

Allison O. Ramsay is lecturer of cultural and heritage studies in the Department of History at the University of the West Indies, St. Augustine Campus.Jerome Teelucksingh is senior lecturer of social history in the Department of History at the University of the West Indies, St. Augustine Campus.

• IntroductionAllison O. Ramsay and Jerome TeelucksinghChapter 1: A Colonial Relic? Trinidad and Tobago and the Trinity CrossBridget BreretonChapter 2: The “George Floyd Effect” in the Caribbean: Re/Igniting Popular Discourses on Colonial Public Memory Stanley H. GriffinChapter 3: Examining the Contested Heritage Value of Historic Bridgetown in BarbadosSheron JohnsonChapter 4: Crossing the Threshold: Exploring the Five Islands’ Role in Trinidad’s Indian Indentureship Legacy Ashleigh John MorrisChapter 5: Monuments to Freedom and Nationhood: Preserving the Heritage of Barbados in Metal and StoneAllison O. RamsayChapter 6: The Survival of Hinduism through Temples: The Case of the Temple in the Sea, Triveni Mandir, and Brothers Road Hindu Mandir in Trinidad 103Shaian Albertviii ContentsChapter 7: “To Be Joined Together in Freedom”: Statues, Identity Politics and Agency in the Netherlands Antilles, 1940–1960 125Margo GroenewoudChapter 8: Gender Imbalance in Statues and Building Names in Trinidad and Tobago and at The University of the West Indies, St. AugustineDanalee JahgooChapter 9: Codrington College and the Problematic Legacy of Christopher Codrington 159Lynette MillsChapter 10: Independence Undermined from the Beginning:Deconstructing Legal Vestiges of ColonialismTimothy AffonsoChapter 11: “A People Can Become a Nation”: The West Indies Federation and Jamaican IndependenceRenee A. Nelson

Independence, Colonial Relics and Monuments in the Caribbeanhas utilized an interesting approach which serves to bring innovation to examining the historical realities in the Caribbean as they relate to a reexamination of the traditional, generally accepted perspectives and ideologies on identity, culture, nationhood, freedom, identity, gender, nationalism, colonization, and independence. This book is a must-read for academics around the region, and members of the general public who have interest in the path from colonization to present; and the discourse highlighted is an easy read and will allow for introspection, re-conceptualization and the emergence of novel perspectives on the wide range of issues discussed.

Allison O. Ramsay is lecturer of cultural and heritage studies in the Department of History at the University of the West Indies, St. Augustine Campus.Jerome Teelucksingh is senior lecturer of social history in the Department of History at the University of the West Indies, St. Augustine Campus.

• IntroductionAllison O. Ramsay and Jerome TeelucksinghChapter 1: A Colonial Relic? Trinidad and Tobago and the Trinity CrossBridget BreretonChapter 2: The “George Floyd Effect” in the Caribbean: Re/Igniting Popular Discourses on Colonial Public Memory Stanley H. GriffinChapter 3: Examining the Contested Heritage Value of Historic Bridgetown in BarbadosSheron JohnsonChapter 4: Crossing the Threshold: Exploring the Five Islands’ Role in Trinidad’s Indian Indentureship Legacy Ashleigh John MorrisChapter 5: Monuments to Freedom and Nationhood: Preserving the Heritage of Barbados in Metal and StoneAllison O. RamsayChapter 6: The Survival of Hinduism through Temples: The Case of the Temple in the Sea, Triveni Mandir, and Brothers Road Hindu Mandir in Trinidad 103Shaian Albertviii ContentsChapter 7: “To Be Joined Together in Freedom”: Statues, Identity Politics and Agency in the Netherlands Antilles, 1940–1960 125Margo GroenewoudChapter 8: Gender Imbalance in Statues and Building Names in Trinidad and Tobago and at The University of the West Indies, St. AugustineDanalee JahgooChapter 9: Codrington College and the Problematic Legacy of Christopher Codrington 159Lynette MillsChapter 10: Independence Undermined from the Beginning:Deconstructing Legal Vestiges of ColonialismTimothy AffonsoChapter 11: “A People Can Become a Nation”: The West Indies Federation and Jamaican IndependenceRenee A. Nelson

Independence, Colonial Relics and Monuments in the Caribbeanhas utilized an interesting approach which serves to bring innovation to examining the historical realities in the Caribbean as they relate to a reexamination of the traditional, generally accepted perspectives and ideologies on identity, culture, nationhood, freedom, identity, gender, nationalism, colonization, and independence. This book is a must-read for academics around the region, and members of the general public who have interest in the path from colonization to present; and the discourse highlighted is an easy read and will allow for introspection, re-conceptualization and the emergence of novel perspectives on the wide range of issues discussed.