![]() SMITH: Much of the sorts of associations with violence that have happened outside the Caribbean region, particularly in parts of Africa, which are very well-known. ![]() SHAPIRO: And can you tell us about some notable instances of violence against anti-colonial movements during the queen's reign? So she came to the throne at a period of remarkable transition in the Commonwealth Caribbean. By the next decade, though, when she would have been in her first decade of her reign, you began to see some very powerful stirrings that would manifest in independence in many of the islands by then. In fact, there were just very few that were fully independent. Well, by then, most of the islands in the Caribbean were still colonies. and the Commonwealth of Nations when the queen began her reign 70-plus years ago. ![]() SHAPIRO: Briefly remind us what the relationship was between the U.K. Smith is a professor of history at University College London and director of the school's Center for the Study of the Legacies of British Slavery. ![]() And as some critics have pointed out, remembrances may not feel complete without acknowledging the impact of British colonialism, especially on countries in Africa and in the Caribbean. The queen reigned through many global upheavals, including the end of the British Empire. ![]()
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