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This course has allowed me to understand my people, the Caribbean people. Marcus Garvey stated that a people without knowledge of their past history and culture is like a tree without roots. However this course has allowed for  increased awareness and understanding of my people and why we are who we are today. It has also facilitated my research and critical analysis skills.This course has  challenged me to be socratic and question everything that is presented.I must however admit that keeping up with the online lecture sessions were a bit tedious nonetheless I would consider myself privileged to be enrolled in such a course as Foun 1101 Caribbean Civilisation.
Sincere thanks,
Jeial Davelle Lee.
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*Celebrated on August 1st in both Trinidad and Tobago and Jamaica
*Reflects the liberation of English slaves from colonial rule in 1838
*An occasion for intellectual and patriotic improvement in the islands
*A celebration of freedom from the reigns of colonists

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*Celebrated on March 30th   every year in Trinidad and Tobago
*In 1917, the colonial administration enforced the Shouter Baptist Prohibition Order citing that the Baptist faith was barbaric and they were disturbing the peace
*If caught worshiping, believers of the faith would be sentenced to serve time in prison.
*However in 1951, the prohibition order was repealed and the Baptist were allowed to worshiped freely
*It was in 1996, the then administration of the island  granted the Baptist community a public holiday in recognition of  their victory

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Festivals are celebrations of important events in every human society which bring together people from all walks of life.
-Oluwatosin Adeoti Akintan

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*Celebrated annually in the month of July in Barbados
*Emerged as a result of the increase in tension between West African Slaves and Colonists on the island.
*Similar to the celebration of the Yam Festival in Nigeria and Ghana
*A harvest celebration to celebrate the reaping of Crops grown
*During the 1700's it was a feast organized by the planters
*However over time, it has developed to a Carnival type celebration

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Caribbean: Barbados – The CropOver Festival

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July is a hot time in Barbados for more reasons than one. It's Crop Over and people come from all over the world to participate in the festival of Calypso music, street fairs and colourful parades as they celebrate the traditional end of the sugar cane harvest across the Caribbean island.

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A festival is an auspicious day or period of religious or other celebration prevalent in all societies and religious communities

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A festival is an auspicious day or period of religious or other celebration prevalent in all societies and religious communities

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"Festivals are an important part of our life"

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* Image below shows the packing of West Africans on ships bound for the New World

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*This piece explores personal and cultural symbolism.
*The middle of the piece resembles that of how West African were packed for their journey to European Colonies in the Caribbean( see image above)
*The hues of blue can be used as a representation of the "Middle Passage"

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“One does not set off to do an epic,The epic catches up with you. The work is long enough and grand enough and has the substance to be an epic.”            -LeRoy Clarke

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“One does not set off to do an epic,The epic catches up with you. The work is long enough and grand enough and has the substance to be an epic.”            -LeRoy Clarke

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*The piece is spiky and twisted because it is full  with conflict .
*It represent the artist's conviction and thought pattern during the period   in which he started, the 1960's
*The wave like feature of the piece and the hues used may represent turbulence and confusion

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*Jamaican art historian, educator, critic and curator
* Specialised in the art of  Caribbean people
*Published many works  including Negrophilia (2000) which was an in-depth study and analysis of the infatuation with Africa and Blacks during the 1920's in France.
* The Magic Carpet Series is one of her most popular works.

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* Developed in Jamaica in in the 1930's
Founded by "the second John The Baptist " Marcus Garvey, a Jamaican
*Beliefs are bsed on Judaism and Christianity
*Emerged as a result of the coronation of Ethiopian Ras Tafari Makonnen as Emperor Haile Selassie I of Ethiopia in 1930
*They believe in the Holy Piby (which translates as "The black man's bible)
*Characterized by their dreadlocks and the use of cannabis during religious ritual

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(CNN)When Julian Whitely lived in New York he was a go-to for legendary musician Bob Marley and his band The Wailers. Recalling his time as a fixer for the group, he remembers being asked to do all manner of things. "When they come for business, I'm the one....

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* Trinidadian  Artist,Author and Poet
*Donned the title Master Artist by the National Museum of Trinidad and Tobago
*Awarded the Yoruba title of  “Chief Ifa’ Oje’ Won Yomi Abiodun” or "He who cannot be rebuked."
*Has vouched to create a sequence of artwork which he has coined "The Poet"
*The poet is supposed to sybolize his journey of human growth and development.

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“A work of art is the trace of a magnificent struggle.” – Grace Hartigan

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“A work of art is a scream of freedom.”
-Christo

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"When trouble tek man, pickney boot fit him!" - Miss Lou talks Jamaican proverbs.avi

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Miss Lou explains the meanings of some Jamaican proverbs.

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PAUL KEENS-DOUGLAS ~ Jumbies, Duppies and Spirits

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*Self published Trinidad Author and humorist
*Influenced by Jamaican Louise Bennet
*His performances reflect proverbs and stories through West African Folklore Characters such  as Brer Anansi and others.

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Dr. Louise Bennet-Coverly (Miss Lou) (1919-2006)

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Dr. Louise Bennet-Coverly (Miss Lou) (1919-2006)

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*Well known Jamaican poet and folklorist
*Advocated West Indian literature during  British Colonialism
*Social Activist

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"Folklore, a collections of legends , proverbs and stories that are used to teach values and deter children from rebellion,"

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*written by Olive Senior in her book Gardening in the Tropics *known as Marassa Jumeaux or  the Divine Twins in Voudun
* They personify divine power, justice, truth, mystery and reason
*Reflects themes of Ancestral links,African roots , power and youth
*The poem lacks periods which is an indication of flow and lack of stagnation which shows the smooth flow of the spirit
*This lack of periods also indicates continuity. The African legacy and spirituality continues over time.

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*Renowned Jamaican author and poet
* Her poetry reflects the rich history and folklore  of the Caribbean
* Some of her poems reflect themes of West African Ancestral links, Spirituality and Religion
*Author of Gardening In the Tropics, Talking of trees, A- Z of Jamaican Heritage and others

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"Literature , the vine that connects you to those long gone and those yet to come."                                                                                                        -Jeial Davelle Lee

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"Literature , the vine that connects you to those long gone and those yet to come."                                                                                                        -Jeial Davelle Lee

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"Literature is the garden of wisdom."
-James Ellis

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*Found in former French colonies. Eg. Haiti
*Originated in West African country of Dahomey(known currently as Togo, Nigeria and Benin)
* In haiti it is syncretized with elements of Roman Catholicism
*  "a whole assortment of cultural elements: personal creeds and practices, including an elaborate system of folk medical practices; a system of ethics transmitted across generations [including] proverbs, stories, songs, and folklore... voudon is more than belief; it is a way of life,"
-Leslie Desmangles

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*Found in  former British colonies. Eg. Trinidad and Tobago
*Known as the Shakers in St.Vincent
*Emerged as a result of protestant Christianity and African traditions and rituals (Yoruba)
*Characterized by vociferous chanting , shouting and bell ringing.
*Prohibited from worshiping underthe Shouter Baptist Prohibition Ordinance  in 1913 in St. Vincent and 1917 in Trinidad and Tobago

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St. Michael Spiritual Baptist church ⛪ Trinidad La Brea 2015

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St. Michael Spiritual Baptist church ⛪ Trinidad La Brea 2015 Thankgiving 2015

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* Found in former Spanish colonies. Eg. Cuba
*Translated as the worship of the saints
*Symbiotic  relationship between Roman Catholicism (the religion of Spain) and Yoruba (the religion the slaves had prior to their arrival to the Caribbean)

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West African religions in the Caribbean.

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West African religions in the Caribbean.

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1) The result of colonialism and slavery in the Caribbean.
2)Afro-Caribbean and Christian synthetic  religion

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"Religion is the only means by which oppressed people can find comfort in their misery"
-George Mc.Intosh

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West African culture  in the Caribbean is manifested in their:

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West African culture  in the Caribbean is manifested in their:

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1) Religion
2) Literature/Folklore
3) Celebrations
4) Art

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An excerpt from Jamaican poet Mutabaraka's poem 'Dis Poem'

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An excerpt from Jamaican poet Mutabaraka's poem 'Dis Poem'

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This padlet was made,
Made to persuade,
You, the one reading this ,
Bout the magic,
Of West Africans in the Caribbean,
What they brought,
And what they taught.
To me,
To you,
To We.

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“that complex whole which includes knowledge, belief, art, morals, law, custom, and any other capabilities and habits acquired by a man as a member of society,"
-E.B Taylor