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Jamaica was originally inhabited by the Arawak Indians from South America. The Indians demise came shortly after Christopher Columbus landed there in 1494. They were not accustom to hard labor and were forced to work by the Spaniards.

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The Indians were nearly extinct by the time slavery took hold. The Spanish Colonizers began to import labor from Africa. Jamaica was a drop off point and auction center for slaves.

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Britain took control in 1665 Jamaica was a democracy for Whites and a dictatorship for Blacks .

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By the 1920 ’ s ships stopped bringing slaves and started unloading white tourists

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They came looking for paradise and friendly natives.

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By 1955, all they found was one of the most rebellious partitions in the Caribbean.

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August 3, 1962: Jamaica became the first English speaking Country in the Caribbean to gain Independence.

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1960 ’ s Television Commercial

National Hero 1st Prime Minister Sir Alexander Bustamante : 

National Hero 1 st Prime Minister S ir A lexander B ustamante Britain had already begun to let go of it ’ s many ties around the world… …it was time for the mother country to cut Jamaica loose.

Her Royal highness, Princess Margaret arrived in Jamaica on the morning of August 3rd: 

Her Royal highness, Princess Margaret arrived in Jamaica on the morning of August 3 rd She shakes hands with Bustamante to finalize Jamaica ’ s Independence.

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Celebrations lasted 7 DAYS

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Yellow: Natural Riches BLACK: Struggle Green: Hope Flag ’ s

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Although English is the country ’ s official language, Jamaicans mainly speak in Patois , a language made up of English and African Creole Besides the US, Jamaica has won the most Olympic & world medals. Jamaicas in 3 rd place for Miss World titles won. Jamaica is very religious. The Lord ’ s Prayer is prayed every morning in Public Schools. Dreadlocks, the iconic hairstyle of the Jamaicans, is more than just a fashion statement … …It represents the island ’ s culture & deep-rooted penchant for the reggae genre of music. Jamaica is the 2 nd Caribbean country to elect a female prime minister. Her name: Portia Simpson-Miller: elected in 2006. Jamaica is the home to the Giant Swallowtail, which is the 2nd largest butterfly in the world

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By far the most common food is… The national dish: Ackee (a local fruit) & Salt-fish. Ripe Ackee Cooked, it resembles scrambled eggs but has a unique flavor. It ‘ s prepared with salted cod fish, bacon, onions and sweet pepper. The Blue Mountain district in Jamaica produces one of the best coffees in the world.

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Although Jamaica is the land of sunshine, the country is a competitor in the Winter Olympic Games. Jamaica is a sprint power house and home to the world ’ s fastest man.

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Jamaica is the official birth place of Reggae and Dancehall.

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If you want to take it back to the beginning, you have to blame it on jazz . One of America's great contributions to musical culture that swept the world. Jazz morphed into be-bop, then rhythm & blues, then SKA. Simmer Down By: Derrick Morgan Jamaicas new independence had national pride running high, anything uniquely Jamaican was embraced. The homegrown music fit perfectly with the mood of the time.

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Music artists from Jamaica you might know include: Those who didn't have radio's (with the poor economy not many did) would gather at dances in open areas called "lawns" to hear the newest tracks from "soundsystems" Music was cardinal and meaningful in Jamaican Culture Bob Marley Shaggy Sean Kingston

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February 2010 average February temperature in Erie: 32 degrees average yearly temperature in Jamaica: 82 degrees! :D Negril, West End Cliffs Our View A day in the Jungle… My favorite restaurant on the ocean… …and Rick ’ s Café (the best sunsets) It ’ s to dive for! The view from Just behind his dive! My trip was definitely a culture shock. They are a poor country but the people are rich in spirit. “ Irie . No Problem”

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Born in Sunnyville, Jamaica (1889), Mckay was the youngest in his family. “ proud child of black Jamaica, diehard bohemian, globe-trotting social radical, so-called playboy of the New Negro Renaissance." It ’ s been said that he ’ s the… He was taught by his brother, who was 5 years older Some of his first poems were published in Patois

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Goodison was born in 1947 in Kingston, Jamaica, on the 3rd of August – the Jamaican Emancipation Day. Her work focuses on the struggle and celebration of those living in a country with a tragic history

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My Will Read aloud by, Lorna Goodison

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Listening to Lorna ’ s voice, we are able to understand immediately how the music and cadences of her language are integral to its meanings. Goodison feels a deep sense of responsibility about the portrayal of her home land.

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The literary themes critics analyze most in her work include: her view of motherhood in terms of Afro-Caribbean & U.S. experience the interaction of westernized notions of life with those of the Caribbean & finally, her idea of political & personal miracles of everyday life