Guiou: The Other Blacks, Second Edition
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Imprint: Tate Publishing
(Jan 14, 2014)
Nonfiction, Paperback, 96 pages
Publisher: Tate Publishing & Enterprises, LLC
ISBN: 9781627461474
Nonfiction, Paperback, 96 pages
Publisher: Tate Publishing & Enterprises, LLC
ISBN: 9781627461474
Description of Guiou: The Other Blacks, Second Edition
The Afro-Jamaicans were ""invited"" to Guatemala to work for United Fruit Company. Upon their arrival, they were met by other blacks they called ""Caribs"". The Caribs called the Jamaicans ""Guiou"", which in their language translates to ""the other blacks"". To the Jamaicans, the Caribs were ""the other blacks"". This is the story of the Afro-Jamaican-Guatemalans and their descendants and their journey from Afro-Jamaican to Guatemalans.
