A fascinating song reminiscent of that brief moment of a political alternative for the Caribbean in the 19th century. A brief moment where the class and racial dynamics of the Greater Antilles were, during the height of anti-colonial liberation struggles in Cuba and Puerto Rico, united against US and European colonialism and racial slavery. Of course, white creoles of Cuba and Puerto Rico did what they tended to do, betray and sell out their black and brown compatriots to Europeans or white Americans, but for a time, anti-colonial movements collaborated in the two wings of the Antilles (Cuba and Puerto Rico) while also overcoming fear of Haiti and black rule. Look up the following historical figures and uncover the idea of a pan-Caribbean federation that would've established an alliance among Cuba, Haiti, the Dominican Republic, and Puerto Rico as well as the central role of the 'first black republic' in protecting Caribbean sovereignty. Look up the following historical figures:
1. Antenor Firmin
2. Gregorio Luperon
3. Jose Marti
4. Ramon Emeterio Betances
5. Antonio Maceo
6. Arturo Schomberg
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