From Villain to National Hero: Chatoyer and the Early Struggle for the Independence of St. Vincent (Yurumein)

A review of the historical record around Joseph Chatoyer not only as a military strategist, but also the persistent efforts of the people of St. Vincent to build the iconography of a national hero, thereby radically transforming the colonial perception of who can be elevated to the status of National Hero, setting the stage for the renewed independence of the nation of St. Vincent forty years after gaining its independence from Britain.