Labba posted:Anyhow, greenie bhai, I want yuh foh get de histry right. Fuss is dem coolies also dig canals and keep dem ole ones blackpeople dig clear.
To the contrary well into the period of Indian indenture blacks were still the canal diggers. The planters thought that Indians were too weak to do this type of work. Blacks were also concentrated in the factory as well as in the office. Its the cane cutting, weeding and in-field activities where the Indians were initially placed. It took a while before they began to dig and maintain ditches.