Freedom's Children

“An invaluable contribution to Caribbean and labor historiographies. Highly recommended. Upper-division undergraduates and above.” — CHOICE

“A readable and free-flowing narrative. . . . Will be of interest to students of Jamaica’s labor and political history.” — The Historian

“Freedom’s Children is carefully organized, the research thorough, and the analysis insightful, remarkably fair-minded, and persuasive. Despite the richness and complexity of the story, Palmer manages to tell it in a beautiful, engaging, and flowing narrative style from beginning to end. It is an outstanding achievement, a heroic labor of love, and a fitting monument to the struggles of the Jamaican people.” — Winston James, University of California, Irvine

“Freedom’s Children provides a detailed narrative and analysis of Jamaican political history between 1938 and 1944, centering on the roles, actions, ideas, and rivalry of Bustamante and Manley. Palmer’s scholarship is impeccable. The book makes an important contribution to the historiography of modern Jamaica and, by extension, the Anglophone Caribbean.” — Bridget Brereton, University of the West Indies, St. Augustine Campus, Trinidad & Tobago