The University of the West Indies is set to launch Vice-Chancellor Professor Sir Hilary Beckles’ latest book, Cricket’s First Revolutionary: Frank Worrell’s Political War Against Colonialism in the West Indies.
The biography explores the legendary cricketer Sir Frank Worrell’s fight against colonialism and his powerful legacy as both sportsman and political activist.
The launch takes place on Tuesday, October 21 at 6 p.m. at The UWI’s St. Augustine Campus.
The event is free and open to the public, and attendees can have their copies signed by Sir Hilary himself.
The launch programme will feature insightful remarks from the author and several distinguished guest speakers, including Dr. Indira Rampersad, Head of the Department of Political Science at The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine (Chair); Professor Selwyn Cudjoe, Academic, Historian, and Editor; Justice Dr. Anthony DJ Gafoor, Chairman of the Tax Appeal Board of Trinidad and Tobago; and Dr. Roy McCree, Dean of the Faculty of Sport at The University of the West Indies.
