CSEC Caribbean History- The Graphic Novel

CSEC Caribbean History: The Graphic Journey (A graphic novel)

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Discover the Caribbean’s extraordinary history—one illustrated story at a time.

In CSEC Caribbean History: The Graphic Journey (a graphic novel), author Derrick Gillespie brings centuries of struggle, survival and transformation into focus through vivid comic-style story panels, clear narration and thought-provoking classroom conversations.

Across nine CSEC-based themes, discover:

·       The Caribbean before Columbus: Indigenous communities, trade, knowledge and ways of life.

·       The rise of plantation society: sugar, Atlantic slavery and the human lives behind colonial wealth.

·       Resistance and revolution: everyday defiance, Maroon communities, the Haitian Revolution and major uprisings.

·       The long struggle for freedom: abolition, apprenticeship, emancipation and the challenges that followed.

·       New livelihoods and new arrivals: free villages, indentureship, migration and economic change.

·       Power and nationhood: United States involvement, labour movements, independence, Federation and regional cooperation.

·       The making of Caribbean society: education, faith, festivals, music and the continuing struggle for belonging.

This 72-page illustrated study companion combines historical storytelling with theme reviews, practice questions, answer guidance, an essential timeline and historical vocabulary.

Learn to connect causes with consequences, compare experiences across territories and question whose perspective a source represents. The historical journey extends through 1985, while classroom reflections invite readers to consider its lasting significance.

Created for CSEC Caribbean History students, visual learners, teachers and readers curious about the region’s past.

Understand the struggles. Recognise the connections. Discover the people behind the dates.

Buy your copy today and begin your graphic journey through Caribbean history.

An independent study companion. Not an official CXC publication or endorsement.