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  • Reflections on the Rebellion in St. Thomas in the East for today, July 11, 2004.
  • Insurgency-Jamaica-History; Slave insurrections-Jamaica-History-18th century; Jamaica-History-Morant Bay rebellion, 1865-1866;Maroons-Jamaica; Heroes-Jamaica; Jamaica-History
  • The causes and structures of slave revolts in Jamaica are discussed in this article. It also looks into the role of Maroons in slave uprisings. It questions if we can have a non-violent Morant Bay Rebellion today, and says that in order to have...
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  • Learning to Blow the Abeng: A Critical Look at Anti-establishment Movements of the 1960s and 1970s
  • Blacks-Race identity-Caribbean Area; Black power-West Indies-History; Caribbean Area-Race relations; Caribbean Area-Politics and government; Rastafarian movement; Workers Party of Jamaica; People's National Party (Jamaica)
  • An examination of the movements in the 1960s and 1970s concerned with eliminating the legacies of racial, economic and class oppression from the colonial experience that continued after political independence.
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  • Marcus Garvey and the Early Rastafarians: Continuity and Discontinuity
  • Garvey, Marcus, 1887-1940-Influence;Rastafari movement; Black nationalism-History-20th century; Blacks-Politics and government-20th century.
  • This paper examines the political aspects of the origins of the Rastafarian movement at a time when the Garvey movement was in decline in the 1930s. Its main intentions are to .underscore ways in which Garveyism has affected the evolution of...
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  • Pan-Africanism — Ethical Challenges
  • Pan-Africanism; Haiti-Politics and government; Grenada-Politics and government; South Africa-Politics and government; Jamaica-Social conditions; South Africa. Truth and Reconciliation Commission-History; Truth commissions-Haiti; Truth...
  • This paper features individuals who have been champions of Pan-Africanism and black power empowerment. It looks briefly at the political crisis in Haiti, Grenada, and South Africa and crime and violence in Jamaica. It also examines the factors that...
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  • Notes on Reparations and the Durban Conference
  • Slaves-Caribbean Area-History; Reparations for historical injustices; Black nationalism; Race discrimination
  • This paper highlights successful reparations for injustices to humanity and makes a case for compensation for the Atlantic slave trade. It also mentions the Durban Conference held August 31-September 7, 2001, which focused on the global fight...
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  • Jazz under the stars
  • City and urban life
  • On a lonely walk home in the dark Silver encounters many disturbing city scenes: the police hunting down and killing Rags, a well known criminal; a woman shot down by unknown assailants as she spoke about political matters; and Babu meeting...
  • Roger Mais Collection - Short Stories & Articles
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  • The Talisman
  • Love; Man-woman relationship
  • He decided that the wonderful almost mystical bonding between them as lovers had to be broken, and to him fell the unpleasant task. He felt that he had given his all to the affair while to her it was not serious but something she could set aside...
  • Roger Mais Collection - Short Stories & Articles

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