Educational Language The Caribbean School System When the Caribbean was "discovered" by Columbus in 1492 the Europeans quickly invaded the area. With the invasion came their way of life. The Europeans eventually killed off the natives of the Caribbean and thus needed to import new labor. With that came the African American and the African American culture. The Europeans would have nothing to do with the Africans way of life and language. "Europeans insisted that the …
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…superior and blacks are sinners. This is exactly the "blasted *censored*" Tantie doesn't want her niece to learn. This is exactly what Brathwaite talking about when he talks about the enforcing of the European language and heritage. This is exactly what these children do not need. These children need to have a school that they can go to and learn about their own heritage, their own culture and their own language; not the white mans.