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The Caribbean: From Emancipation to Independence

In his essay, “The Caribbean: From Emancipation to Independence”, Nikongo Ba’ Nikongo writes that emancipation and freedom for a majority of the people in the Caribbean countries has meant little as the class structure of the colonial times still continue. He says that the societal order that was followed in the colonial times still continues with the Caucasians and the Chinese occupying the top rung due to their interests in business and manufacturing while the Indians and the Africans tend to remain on the lowest rungs. The condition of the Africans in the Caribbean islands is the most pitiful. ...

The holiday plays a role in the process of socialization of the person, the perception of his role and relationship to social groups. With its emotional background, entertainment, unconventionality, often accompanied by joy and abundance, ability to use various benefits that are unavailable in ordinary time, gifts and entertainment and deviations from the usual rules restricting the behavior of people, holiday for many centuries attracts children and young people, deeply etching into their memory. It is a very important reason to identify oneself with other people – in the days of the feast, young people, often more clearly than in ...

Arising as the biggest ideology of African culture, Rastafari movement became a household name in the late 1930s in the republic of Jamaica. Though many people describe Rastafarianism as a form of religion, the advocates of this movement consider it as a way of life. They believe that Haile Selassie equates to Jesus Christ in the Bible. Rastas or Rastafari is the name given to the followers of this movement. Moreover, Rastafarianism refers to the way of life for many of its followers. However, the Rastafari family dislikes this term because they believe it is associated with Babylonian culture. This paper hopes ...