On May 7, 1919, reports of the Amritsar Massacre (April 13) reached wider Black audiences in the Caribbean and Africa. British colonial forces killed hundreds of unarmed Indian civilians, sparking outrage. Pan-African leaders like Marcus Garvey and W.E.B. Du Bois used the massacre to highlight colonial brutality across the African diaspora. It galvanized early anti-colonial movements, linking struggles in Africa, India, and the Caribbean. The event emphasized the shared fight against imperialism and racial oppression, fueling the broader push toward independence movements across the colonized world.
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