[citation needed] One of his most notable works, Freedom's Children, contains an in-depth overview of British colonialism in Jamaica one hundred years after the ending of slavery, and is centered upon the impact that the Labour Rebellions of 1938 had on the development of working-class consciousness and the collective disposition to act.
It provides insight on Alexander Bustamante's association with the imperial regime, together with demonstrating the roles that Bustamante and, his cousin, Norman Manley played in the rise of trade unions and the beginning of party politics in Jamaica.
[3] Colin Palmer's works concerned the history of Blacks from several regions, including Jamaica, Mexico, America, and Africa.
In addition to his books, Palmer also published academic articles in journals such as The Black Scholar.
He later worked as a managing editor for the Blacks Studies Center and teaches at the University of Princeton.