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On this day — November 14

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Date Country Category Title
18 April 1917 Guyana History slavery Guyana The SS Ganges brings the last group of Indian indentured migrants
12 March 1917 Guyana History slavery Guyana India halts recruitment for indentured labor in British colonies
4 January 1917 Guyana History slavery Guyana Georgetown wharf workers begin a ten-day strike
13 March 1913 Guyana History slavery Guyana Police kill fifteen workers at Rose Hall after a labor dispute
1 December 1905 Guyana History slavery Guyana Police fire on workers during the December 1905 protests
28 November 1905 Guyana History slavery Guyana Georgetown waterfront workers strike for better wages
13 October 1896 Guyana History slavery Guyana Police fire on striking workers at Non Pareil
29 September 1872 Guyana History slavery Guyana Devonshire Castle workers strike over wages, hours and deductions
3 August 1869 Guyana History slavery Guyana Leonora workers resist wage deductions and harsh plantation conditions
2 May 1845 Guyana History slavery Guyana Victoria villagers adopt a covenant for community self-government
30 November 1842 Guyana Slave voyages A slave ship arrived with enslaved Africans in Guyana. About 377 people had been taken aboard and approximately 314 arrived.
7 November 1839 Guyana History slavery Guyana Eighty-three free Africans purchase Plantation Northbrook
1 August 1838 Guyana History slavery Guyana Apprenticeship ends and legal emancipation takes effect
5 May 1838 Guyana History slavery Guyana The first Indian indentured laborers arrive at Highbury
3 May 1835 Guyana History slavery Guyana The first Madeiran indentured migrants arrive in Demerara
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