1968 – "Maurice Bishop Graduates with Law Degree in London"

On May 12, 1968, Maurice Bishop, who would later become the revolutionary leader of Grenada, graduated with a law degree from the University of London. Bishop was already known among Caribbean student circles in the UK for his powerful speeches on Pan-Africanism, anti-colonialism, and workers’ rights. His education in England exposed him to leftist ideology and global Black liberation movements. Upon returning to Grenada, Bishop co-founded the New Jewel Movement, which eventually led a peaceful revolution in 1979, overthrowing the colonial-style government. His London education helped sharpen his political worldview, combining Marxist thought with Caribbean nationalism. May 12 commemorates a turning point in Bishop’s development from a student into a revolutionary leader who envisioned a just and self-reliant Grenada before his assassination in 1983.