Mutiny
Mutiny is a documentary about WW1 and the Black struggle which includes the testimonies of veterans who served under the British West Indies Regiment (BWIR). The documentary aired on Channel 4 in 1999.
Every year we talk about the Black soldiers who are erased from this nation’s narrative about the first world war. This is not just a forgotten history, it is systemic dehumanisation.
In 2019, David Lammy hosted the Channel 4 documentary “Unremembered - Britain's Forgotten War Heroes” which revealed the story of the Africans who died serving Britain. (You can watch here)
Remembering the Black men who fought and died for empire means exposing the violence that these men suffered from their white counterparts and officers. What this documentary reveals is that at every level these men were treated as enemies even though they were British citizens.
"We have no rights or privileges, we are treated neither as Christians nor as British citizens but as West Indian niggers, without anybody to be interested in or look after us." - An anonymous letter written by a British West Indies Regiment sergeant
Mutiny is available to watch on Amazon Prime. More info
