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Bechu

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This is a biography of Bechu, an Indian indentured laborer who arrived in British Guiana in 1894. Between 1896 and 1901 he wrote letters to the Daily Chronicle newspaper, in which he revealed the poor wages and deplorable working conditions which the indentured laborers had to endure. Bechu was the first Indian to appear before a Royal Commission.

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Publisher: University of the West Indies Press

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  • ISBN: 9789766400712
  • Release date: April 29, 2014

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  • ISBN: 9789766400712
  • File size: 47466 KB
  • Release date: April 29, 2014

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Languages

English

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Lexile® Measure:1510
Text Difficulty:12

This is a biography of Bechu, an Indian indentured laborer who arrived in British Guiana in 1894. Between 1896 and 1901 he wrote letters to the Daily Chronicle newspaper, in which he revealed the poor wages and deplorable working conditions which the indentured laborers had to endure. Bechu was the first Indian to appear before a Royal Commission.

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