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The Bahamas

Archipelagic Commonwealth realm; independent from Britain in 1973.

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Moments from the Chronicle

• 1973 Wounded Knee II; Menominee restored AIM's 71-day stand at Wounded Knee; the Menominee Restoration Act reverses termination; the Bahamas go free.

Further reading

• Islanders in the Stream: A History of the Bahamian People Gail Saunders · 1962

  The comprehensive modern history of the Bahamas from the Lucayans and Columbus through the colonial period.

• From Columbus to Castro: The History of the Caribbean, 1492-1969 Eric Williams · 1970

  Region-wide history from the landfall of Columbus in the Bahamas through decolonization, placing the archipelago's road to 1973 independence in its full Caribbean context.

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Sources

• Wikipedia: The Bahamas