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BLESSED EARTH STRONG TO SMILEY CULTURE

February 10, 2023 By Roland Lundberg

David Victor Emmanuel aka "Smiley Culture" was born on 10 Feb 1963 in south London to a Jamaican father and Guyanese mother. He garnered the nickname 'Smiley' at school for his method of chatting up girls at school – he would ask them for a … [Read more...] about BLESSED EARTH STRONG TO SMILEY CULTURE

Filed Under: Artist, Birth Strong, Birthday, Dancehall, Jamaica, UK Tagged With: Blessed Earth Strong, Reggae In Seattle, Smiley Culture

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

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

03 JUNE 1977: EXODUS IS RELEASED

June 3, 2022 By Roland Lundberg

Exodus is the ninth studio album released by Bob Marley and The Wailers following 1976's Rastaman Vibration. After the assassination attempt on Bob in December 1976, he left Jamaica for London where he recorded Exodus. Unlike … [Read more...] about 03 JUNE 1977: EXODUS IS RELEASED

Filed Under: Album, Anniversary, Artist, Bob Marley, Culture, History, Jamaica, UK

07 NOV 1841 – THE CREOLE REBELLION

November 6, 2019 By Roland Lundberg

Madison Washington was an American enslaved cook who instigated a slave revolt in November 1841 on board the brig Creole, which was transporting 134 other slaves from Virginia for sale in New Orleans, as part of the coastwise slave … [Read more...] about 07 NOV 1841 – THE CREOLE REBELLION

Filed Under: Anniversary, History, UK, US Tagged With: Madison Washington, Nassau, Slavery, The Creole, UK, US

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