Bitter Cup of Coffee: Coffee & Capitalism in Guatemala and El Salvador
For many, coffee is a staple in every day life, but few know of the dark history involved in the creation of the coffee industry in the Americas. In this episode, Cristina tells Carmen about the history of the coffee industry. A history that includes enslaved labor, stealing land from indigenous people and lots of blood.
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Music credits- Hustlin' (Instrumental) · NEFFEX
Bossa In My Heart- SergeQuadrado
Show notes: https://www.historiasunknown.com/blog/the-history-of-coffee-in-guatemala-and-el-salvador/
Sources:
Coffeeland One Man's Dark Empire and the Making of Our Favorite Drug By Augustine Sedgewick · 2020
https://theconversation.com/the-dark-side-of-coffee-an-unequal-social-and-environmental-exchange-46838
https://fairworldproject.org/starbucks-has-a-slave-labor-problem/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decree_900\ https://edisciplinas.usp.br/pluginfile.php/4413555/mod_resource/content/1/TXT%2012%20William%20Gervase%20Clarence-Smith%2C%20Steven%20Topik%20-%20The%20Global%20Coffee%20Economy%20in%20Africa%2C%20Asia%2C%20and%20Latin%20America%2C%201500-1989%20%282003%29-211-228.pdf https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_coffee#Americas
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Matanza
https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/would-you-kill-for-a-cup-of-coffee
Mentioned in this episode: Roe v wade preroll
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If you have topic suggestions, thoughts or any comments feel free to email Historiasunknownpodcast@gmail.com
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Music credits- Hustlin' (Instrumental) · NEFFEX
Bossa In My Heart- SergeQuadrado
Show notes: https://www.historiasunknown.com/blog/the-history-of-coffee-in-guatemala-and-el-salvador/
Sources:
Coffeeland One Man's Dark Empire and the Making of Our Favorite Drug By Augustine Sedgewick · 2020
https://theconversation.com/the-dark-side-of-coffee-an-unequal-social-and-environmental-exchange-46838
https://fairworldproject.org/starbucks-has-a-slave-labor-problem/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decree_900\ https://edisciplinas.usp.br/pluginfile.php/4413555/mod_resource/content/1/TXT%2012%20William%20Gervase%20Clarence-Smith%2C%20Steven%20Topik%20-%20The%20Global%20Coffee%20Economy%20in%20Africa%2C%20Asia%2C%20and%20Latin%20America%2C%201500-1989%20%282003%29-211-228.pdf https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_coffee#Americas
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Matanza
https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/would-you-kill-for-a-cup-of-coffee
Mentioned in this episode: Roe v wade preroll
For more information visit: https://choice.crd.co/
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/historias-unknown--6253658/support.
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