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04 OCT 1975: LAST WAILERS CONCERT

October 4, 2022 By Roland Lundberg

On October 4th, 1975, the three original Wailers (Bob, Bunny & Peter) played their final concert together at an event with Stevie Wonder – dubbed the Wonder Dream Concert – in Kingston at the National Stadium. Bob ended up joining … [Read more...] about 04 OCT 1975: LAST WAILERS CONCERT

Filed Under: Anniversary, Artist, Bob Marley, Concert, Culture, History, Jamaica, Reggae Tagged With: Bob Marley, Bunny Wailers, Concert, Peter Tosh, Stevie Wonder, Wailers

BLESSED EARTH STRONG TO NAT TURNER

October 2, 2022 By Roland Lundberg

Nat Turner (October 2, 1800 – November 11, 1831)   Nat Turner was an enslaved African-American preacher who led a two-day rebellion of both enslaved and free black people in Southampton County, Virginia, beginning August 21, 1831. … [Read more...] about BLESSED EARTH STRONG TO NAT TURNER

Filed Under: Birthday, History, US Tagged With: Birthday, History, Nat Turner

SLAVERY ABOLITION ACT 1833

August 28, 2022 By Roland Lundberg

28 August 1833 the "Slavery Abolition Act 1833" abolished slavery in parts of the British Empire. This Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom expanded the jurisdiction of the Slave Trade Act 1807 and made the purchase or ownership of … [Read more...] about SLAVERY ABOLITION ACT 1833

Filed Under: Africa, History, Slavery, UK Tagged With: Abolition Act, Great Britain, Slavery

BLESSED EARTH STRONG TO MARCUS GARVEY

August 16, 2022 By Roland Lundberg

Today August 17, in 1887 Marcus Mosiah Garvey was born in St. Ann’s Bay, Jamaica. Largely self-taught, Garvey attended school in Jamaica until he was 14. After traveling in Central America and living in London from 1912 to 1914, he … [Read more...] about BLESSED EARTH STRONG TO MARCUS GARVEY

Filed Under: Culture, History, Jamaica, Marcus Garvey Tagged With: History, Jamaica, Marcus Mosiah Garvey

01 AUG 1834 – JAMAICAN EMANCIPATION DAY

August 1, 2022 By Roland Lundberg

August 1, 1834 marked a special day for Africans in British colonies as it was the day they received freedom from slavery. In Jamaica, the Emancipation Declaration was read from the steps of the Old Kings House in Spanish Town, St … [Read more...] about 01 AUG 1834 – JAMAICAN EMANCIPATION DAY

Filed Under: Africa, Anniversary, Culture, History, Jamaica, UK Tagged With: Colonialism, Emancipation Day, Independence, Jamaica, Slavery

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