Rosie Douglas : From Activist to Head of State (1978) - the fifth estate
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- Опубликовано: 5 апр 2015
- Adrienne Clarkson profiles Roosevelt ‘Rosie’ Douglas, the Canadian-educated black political activist from Dominica who was deported for his involvement in 1969 student riots at Sir George Williams (now Concordia) University in Montreal. Douglas was the son of a wealthy plantation owner and continued his activism once he returned to Dominica, encouraging the workers on his father’s plantation to unionize and demand wage increases. Douglas organized the Dominica-Cuba friendship coalition and was monitored because of his socialist views. On February 3 2000 he became prime minister of Dominica. He held the office until his sudden death eight months later on October 1, 2000.
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One of the best and cherished leaders of Dominica!
Rosie Douglas, a friend and brother who placed the freedom and progress of his people ahead of any selfish material interest.
11:30 what song?
I was today years old when I learned about Rosie Douglas. Revolutionary socialist and Pan-African. The journalism in this video seemed a bit predatory when they were talking to his mom but overall informative. Rest in peace comrade you were a true servant of the people may your legacy live on forever ✊🏿
Yes some of the reporter's questions were out of line.
Rosie you have gone and your spirit lives on in Dominicans and in the whole of mankind. rest well wherever you are. thank you for meeting me in your office in Porthmouth in the mid 80's. so cool, your bag at the ready, packed with a tie for occasions.
Would love to see what Rosie's reaction would be to Minneapolis, USA in 2020.
No one can't tell me,my man wasn't taken out
THE WORLD DO NOT CREATE LEADERS LIKE THIS , ROSIE ONE OF THE BEST,,,, ONELOVE. All young children should look at his complete documentary in all schools of Rosie, D. MOVEMENT.
He was under surveillance whilst in Canada
Rest well comrade
Is that the future Prime Minister Pierre Charles at 3:51 ?
it looks like him..
It certainly does look like him.
'He used to beat dem wiv a rope!' Totally natural for all caribbean children. You can't hear, you must feel.
I'm thinking. When will Nigeria ever have a real revolutionary leader?
Correction: Rosie Douglas was never head of state.
The best of the best
Adrienne Clarkson also became a world leader.
Well she was appointed Governor General, so more of a figurehead than anything else.
Can I share this ???
why this documentay doesnt state the important issue why there was a sit in and that Rosie was disgracefully wrongfully improsoned: the discrimination of a professor against black students!!??????
13:00 what execution ?
He could have done better while he was in Canada. He went to Canada for education but instead became a rebel. If he thought going back to Dominica was so barbaric, he should have behaved while he was in Canada. Don't come to Canada and stir up trouble.
You sound like a colonizer. The only reason why he had to go to Canada is because the Caribbean has been strategically underdeveloped developed by the capitalism and neo-liberalism. He was a man of the people