I am Trini. I am a product of the African diaspora and Indian diaspora. While everyone knows about the African diaspora, it's so surprising to learn that the Indian diaspora is not widely taught at all. Thank you AJ+ for telling part of my story. I am still trying to learn about my ancestors and I'm so glad other people want to learn about this too!!

Sad that even in India this topic is not covered in enough detail in our education

“Three hundred years of humiliation, abuse and deprivation cannot be expected to find voice in a whisper.”― Martin Luther King Jr

And many on internet defend British Colonialism by saying they abolished slavery...😂

I'm of Kenyan descent and our colonial history also includes indentured Indians. They started building the first railway in Kenya in 1895. The track started at the coast moving inwards and they were exposed to harsh beatings, diseases, man-eating lions and frequent attacks from the natives who were resisting the colonialists' efforts. Today, their descendants are recognised as part of the over 40 tribes that make Kenya. This part of history is taught in schools, preserved in the national museum and archives. If there's something I've always admired Kenya for, it's putting the country's entire history out in the open. Until we have these uncomfortable conversations on what happened in the past, it's very difficult to move forward and above all, make sure it doesn't happen again.

I am an Fiji Indian born India thank you for actually talking about what my great grand parents went through.  No one really acknowledges what our people went through. Forget the apology.

I am from India. My great great grandfather was an indentured servant. He was shipped from one place to another and strangely ended up in a Texas cotton field working for over half his lifetime, some of his friends dying and being imprisoned there for life. He was lucky enough to come back, but all his hair was white by the time.

Wow, I’m Guyanese Indian and I never really knew the history of my ancestors. I was more familiar with the African struggles but our experiences weren’t much different. Thank you for shedding light on this history.

I'm 4th generation Indian living in Jamaica. We have always been aware of our history because my father was born in a community of mainly Indians at the time very close to the plantation on which they worked. It also helps that we have a family burial plot with some of my family members

This is exactly why the phrase and attitude of “get over it” in terms of slavery and similar traumas is not only blunt, but also highly violent. You cannot get over trauma (inherited or not) when society is constantly trying to erase your story out of convenience while basically living off of your family’s sufferings. This is beyond sickening. Keep bringing these atrocities to the surface @AJPlus

I am from Mauritius and we are no deferent, our ancestors suffered from the British colonialism, servitude, slavery and after they changed into Indenture. But karma will be taking its course.

I respect the Indians who revolted against the British in 1857.

As a Guyanese descendant of indentured servants I am glad that more recognition is being given to the topic. We learnt it in our history it was mentioned that it was a brutal system but just not the graphics. The "divide and rule" policy was worst though as we still face the repercussions today. The society is ethnically divided and ethnic tensions flare up every 5 years during elections.

I am from Mauritius. My ancestors were from India and came as indentured labourers. Actually more that half of my country's population are of indian origin.

Jordan Peterson "Britain was the first country to abolish slavery!"
Meanwhile, the British in India:

Indian and Chinese indentured servants were also sent to Jamaica in 1845 and 1854. There are still descendants of indentured servants in the island to this day. They also contributed to our vibrant present Jamaican  culture 🇯🇲

The first guy talking is from Fiji 🇫🇯 it’s heartening to know our histories are gaining notice.

I’m not surprised that the British never apologised, but even if they did it wouldn’t be genuine.

I'm Indo-Trinidadian, a direct descendent of these people. What an amazing and insightful vid. I'm  very proud of their strength and toughness and their preservation of Desi culture in the Caribbean, though it has morphed quite a bit through interacting with other cultures.

I am from Trinidad and we learned about it in school but I didn't think we covered the true horrors of the system (even though we were taught how brutal it was). Hopefully we can learn more about this.