NEW MUSIC VIDEO OF THE WEEK - STAND FIRM BY PRESSURE

THIS WEEKS FEATURED VIDEO IS STAND FIRM BY PRESSURE. THE VIDEO TELLS THE HISTORY AND SHOW CASES THE STRUGGLES THAT LED TO THE REPEAL OF THE OPPRESSIVE LABOR ACT OF 1849. THE LABOR ACT OF 1849 LIMITED THE RIGHTS OF WORKERS IN THE DANISH WEST INDIES IN AN ATTEMPT TO MAINTAIN A SYSTEM OF SLAVERY IN ALL BUT NAME AFTER EMANCIPATION HAD ALREADY BEEN DECLARED. WORKERS REVOLTED AGAINST THE LAW IN ST.CROIX IN 1878, CAUSING THE LAW TO BE REPEALED THE FOLLOWING YEAR. ITS A GREAT VIDEO CELEBRATING A GREAT VICTORY FOR THE PEOPLE OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS AND FOR WORKERS RIGHTS IN GENERAL. BIG UP PRESSURE, I-GRADE RECORDS, DIGITAK FILMS AND EVERYONE WHO MADE THIS VIDEO POSSIBLE.