The United Kingdom’s Queen Elizabeth II, head of the British monarchy for more than 70 years, died on September 8th. Elizabeth became the Queen in February of 1952, and in the ensuing 70+ years of her life, ruled over a worldwide colonial monarchy. 

In today’s episode, we explore the colonial impact of the 70+ years that Elizabeth was queen, and the movements around the world that fought for – and in some cases are still working toward – independence from the UK.

We speak with one of the world’s experts on decolonization movements in the past century. Vijay Prashad is a historian and writer, and the executive director of the Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research. 

Follow Vijay Prashad on Twitter: https://twitter.com/vijayprashad

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