Thousands of workers gathered at Post V and marched toward central Willemstad. Police shot union leader Wilson Godett; protests escalated into fires and destruction. The National Archives frames the uprising in the context of labor conflict and social exclusion.
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What does the 1969 uprising source emphasize?
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The archival exhibit describes labor conflict and exclusion as context.
The National Archives says the 1938 anniversary went without a public remembrance.
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The exhibit explicitly notes that the 75-year anniversary received no attention.