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  • Our ancestors and their migration.
  • Slavery-Jamaica-History-19th Century; Jamaica-History; Jamaica-Civilization
  • This research examines the origins of the majority of the Jamaican population, finding that the majority are of African descent. It also discusses how their influence shaped Jamaica's culture.
  • Rupert Lewis Collection
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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...
  • Rupert Lewis Collection
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  • The Letter
  • City and town life ; Man-woman relationships
  • Three rough and randy young men under the influence of strong drink set out on a walk to meet some girls and have fun. But what they encountered not only killed their appetite but forced them to do some serious thinking.
  • Roger Mais Collection - Short Stories & Articles
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  • A White rose like Christmas
  • City and town life ; Christmas
  • At Christmas a group of villagers sits around the evening fire hoping and praying for a better new year. Langford is planning to move to the city to seek a better life and Jasmine, his girlfriend, watches helplessly because she knows too well what...
  • Roger Mais Collection - Short Stories & Articles
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  • Christmas Eve
  • Christmas stories; City and town life; Rural life; Interpersonal relations; loss
  • Christmas Eve is usually a time of food, laughter and good cheer, but for some like Connie, there is little cause to celebrate. In the country, she listens to her family’s chatter as they express their wishes for a better new year. Mass Jim talks...
  • Roger Mais Collection - Short Stories & Articles
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  • Hot water
  • City and urban life; Interpersonal relations
  • A variety of scenes from city life: a vagrant arrested for loitering sentenced in court the next day; three mischievous boys playing on the beach; a man courting a somewhat reluctant nursemaid; an attempted blackmail that goes awry; a pregnant...
  • Roger Mais Collection - Short Stories & Articles
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  • Start of something again
  • Man-woman relationship; Interpersonal relations; Hurricanes
  • Duckett and Silver meet regularly at their favourite restaurant to talk about art and politics as the city grows restless in the aftermath of a devastating hurricane. During this time, Silver is flirting dangerously with a married woman right...
  • Roger Mais Collection - Short Stories & Articles
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  • Thunderhead
  • City and town life
  • The author provides short insights into the lives of different people in the city at a time of social turbulence: Joie and Sam looks forward to Christmas together but tragedy intervenes; a seventeen year old boy furtively tries to seduce a girl...
  • Roger Mais Collection - Short Stories & Articles
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  • World's End
  • Death; Loss; Fathers and sons
  • The old man’s world seems to have come to an end with the death of his donkey, his only means of making a living. As he and his son inform the regular customers on his donkey cart route, a few show sympathy but most appear indifferent. Only when he...
  • Roger Mais Collection - Short Stories & Articles

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