Early in the twentieth century, the Cuban sugarcane Industry faced a Labor crisis when Cuban and European workers balked at the inhumane conditions they endured in the cane fields.
Black Labor, White Sugar illuminates the story of these immigrants, Their exploitation by the sugarcane companies, an.
Rather than reforming Their practices, Sugar companies gained permission from the Cuban government to import thousands of Black workers from other Caribbean colonies, primarily Haiti and Jamaica.
Early in the twentieth century, the Cuban sugarcane Industry faced a Labor crisis when Cuban and European workers balked at the inhumane conditions they endured in the cane fields