This paper will discuss the way that slavery played an important part in the lives of the people of the Caribbean in the twentieth century. By understanding the problems of land tenure, and the ability of the economic factors that lay into this complex system of producti0n, we can see how the geography of the land, and the political climate created this large industry. The value of the sugar, and the land issues that surround the culture of sugar production will also be described in the way they affected the lives of the peoples of the Caribbean. 4 pgs, bibliography lists 4 sources.