Timesuck with Dan Cummins

349 - The 1928 Banana Massacre

05.22.2023 - By Dan CumminsPlay

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Did you know that American banana corporations turned almost all of Central America into US satellite states in the late 19th and early 20th centuries for roughly half-a-century? It took the massacre of thousands of unarmed, exploited, and striking Columbian banana workers in 1928 to turn the tide against American imperialism.

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