# The dark history of bananas

- Institution: TED
- Department: TED-Ed
- Speaker: John Soluri
- Year: 2020
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Biology, Society and politics, History, Teaching and learning
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/john_soluri_the_dark_history_of_bananas)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

In December 1910, the exiled former leader Manuel Bonilla boarded a borrowed yacht and set sail for Honduras in hopes of reclaiming power by whatever means necessary. Bonilla had a powerful backer: the notorious organization known throughout Latin America as "El Pulpo." It was a U.S. corporation trafficking in, of all things, bananas. John Soluri investigates the United Fruit Company. \[Directed by Sofia Pashaei, narrated by Jack Cutmore-Scott, music by André Aires\].

## Lectures

1. [The dark history of bananas](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/john_soluri_the_dark_history_of_bananas/b985dfdee1af), 6 min (TED's player)