What better manner in which to begin my own Emancipation Mini-series of columns than to quote from President David Arthur Granger – the historian?
Seventeen years ago, as Army Major wearing his distinguished Historian’s Hat, replete with sociological analyses, Granger spoke on the occasion of the Guyana Pan African Movement’s Tenth Anniversary.
He chose to address what he perceived as the “alienation of the African Guyanese People”. After outlining the historical arrival, presence, contributions and tribulations, he had posited that answers had to be sought for the question: “What are the challenges to Afro- Guyanese people? Will the future of
