Grenada: Nobody's Backyard (2021)

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English - November 09, 2023 08:00 - 57 minutes - 53 MB - ★★★★★ - 14.4K ratings
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A Marxist revolution, a Cold War proxy battle, and a dream of a Black utopia. In 1983, Ronald Reagan ordered the U.S. military to invade the island of Grenada. Forty years later, many Americans don't remember why — or that it even happened. This week, Martine Powers, from Post Reports, brings us a story of revolution, invasion, and the aftermath of unresolved history.

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