Prisoners Garinagu

This book titled “The Garifuna Prisoners” is a piece that provides details about the captivity of the Garinagu people from Saint Vincent in the Lesser Antilles, the resistance against the European invasion of their islands, confinement in prisoner camps, the impact on the configuration of the port community, and the political decisions inherent to the interests of the French and British. The prisoners were mostly captured in combat, subjected by their aggressors and categorized by race, their status as indigenous people weighs heavily upon them.
The author presents a general overview in the first chapters, echoing the testimonies of authorities, prisoners, soldiers, guards, and prisoners from the 17th and 18th centuries, and the historiography of contemporary researchers who, as a result of their inquiries and curiosities, present an important analysis with evidentiary elements about the life story of Caribbean prisoners in England and consequently their release and transfer to France.