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Grenada: Nobody's Backyard

Grenada: Nobody's Backyard

Throughline · NPR

July 29, 202158m 14s

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Show Notes

A Marxist revolution, a Cold War proxy battle, and a dream of a Black utopia. In 1983, Ronald Reagan ordered the U.S. military to invade the island of Grenada. Almost four decades later, many Americans don't remember why — or that it even happened. This week, Martine Powers, from Post Reports, brings us a story of revolution, invasion, and the aftermath of unresolved history.

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