The following article was written by Fred Brooks, a member of our Facebook group Afro-Heritage of Panama. We loved it as it embodies the same sense of urgency we feel about recognizing the contributions of our Silver People of Panama. We thank Mr. Brooks for permitting us to reprint his essay here on our Chronicle. Please read it and share with as many people as possible. Continue reading
This is the popular Chiva stop in front of Casa Muller or Muller Building in the heart of Calidonia in front of El Cruce. Image thanks to La Critica Libre.
By the time I was ready to enter secondary school in the early 1950’s the Canal Zone was undergoing radical changes. This is a good time to pause and take inventory. Continue reading
This is a shot is from an early "Silver Disability Relief Roll" line on the Canal Zone.
by Lydia M. Reid
With a name like “The Red Tank Community Death Scheme” many of us today would probably have second thoughts or at least some partial misgivings about such an organization. But this Lodge or fraternal organization was just one of dozens that were formed by the Silver Roll people of the Panama Canal Zone to better survive the economic conditions of their life on the Isthmus. Continue reading
This image of a Boy Scout Troupe in Trinidad,Even as early as the age of six I had detected the emotional dissolution of my father, a man child directly descended from one of the first Silver Men, Joshua Austin Reid. It seemed to me that the man was reaching into his Soul to find the strength he once thought he had at such a time in his young life. He, I still think, had given his all, just as did all his Jamaican ancestors before him to the Yankee Dollar, and that, perhaps, was precisely what was ailing him. Continue reading
A Young image of Teacher Edward A. Gaskin. Image thanks to Mr. Anthony McLean.
President Remon Cantera just before his assisination in 1955.
Images: Top: A Young image of Teacher Edward A. Gaskin
Courtesy of Mr. Anthony McClean, Editor of Dia de la Etnia Negra
Bottom: Image of President Jose Antonio Remon Cantera (left)
shortly before his assasination in 1955
Welcome back to our story of Edward Aston Gaskin, the Red Tank “Kid,” who took on a remarkable leadership role in fighting for the rights of Silver Roll workers. Continue reading
Image of Edward Aston Gaskin, Educator and Union President of Local 900
Thanks to afropanavision.com
We take this opportunity to introduce a brilliant and tireless educator from Red Tank, Edward Aston Gaskin, to highlight the richness of the cultural and intellectual legacy left by the Silver people of the Panama Canal Zone. The article is brought to you thanks to the work of Vivian Dottin, and you may find it as well as other very interesting articles at Afro-PanaVision.com. Continue reading
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