Caribbean Connections: Jamaica

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Table of Contents

Introduction

Objectives and Methods
How to use These Materials

Map Exercises

Find These Countries
Who Am I?

Jamaica at a Glance

A Brief History of Jamaica

Important Dates in Jamaican History

Anansi, Brer Rabbit, and the Folk Tradition

Anansi and Brer Goat
A Folk Tale from Jamaica
The President Wants No More of Anansi
A Folk Tale from Haiti
Anansi and the Magic Calabash
A Folk Tale from Antigua
The Magic Hoe
A Folk Tale from West  Africa
The Magic Hoe
A folk Tale from the United  States

Our Jamaican Heritage

My Green Hills of Jamaica
African Roots of My Jamaican Heritage

The Marcus Garvey Movement

A Great Nation of Black Men
Remembering Marcus Garvey
Burying Miss 'Mando

Louise Bennett, National Poetess of Jamiaca

Miss Lou

Colonization in Reverse
Back to Africa
Dutty Tough

In the Country

Miss Tiny
On a Higgler's Table
Jamaica Alphabet
Song of the Banana Man

From Rasta to Reggae

"One Drop"
"The Harder They Come"
"Zion Train”
“War"
"Redemption Song"
"African"
"Africa Unite"
"Dem Belly Full"
"Pressure Drop"

Women’s Theater in Jamaica

Tribute to Gloria Who Overcame Death

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