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  • ABENG 1969, Vol. 1, No. 31 [Aug. 30]
  • Jamaica-Politics and government-Periodicals; Jamaica-Social conditions; Black power-Jamaica; Blacks-Jamaica-History; Jamaica-Race relations; Sugar industry-Jamaica; Zambia-Politics and government
  • A weekly Jamaican newspaper published from February 1-September 27, 1969. It emerged at a radical political moment in post-independence Jamaica where the black power movement was on the rise.
  • Newspapers - Abeng
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  • ABENG 1969, Vol. 1, No. 12 [April 19]
  • Jamaica-Politics and government-Periodicals; Jamaica-Social conditions; Black power-Jamaica; Blacks-Jamaica-History; Jamaica-Race relations; Jamaica-History-Insurrection, 1865
  • A weekly Jamaican newspaper published from February 1-September 27, 1969. It emerged at a radical political moment in post-independence Jamaica where the black power movement was on the rise.
  • Newspapers - Abeng
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  • ABENG 1969, Vol. 1, No. 27 [Aug. 2]
  • Jamaica-Politics and government-Periodicals; Jamaica-Social conditions; Black power-Jamaica; Blacks-Jamaica-History; Jamaica-Race relations; Sugar Industry-Jamaica; Housing-Jamaica.
  • A weekly Jamaican newspaper published from February 1-September 27, 1969. It emerged at a radical political moment in post-independence Jamaica where the black power movement was on the rise.
  • Newspapers - Abeng
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  • ABENG 1969, Vol. 1, No. 15 [May 10]
  • Jamaica-Politics and government-Periodicals; Jamaica-Social conditions; Black power-Jamaica; Blacks-Jamaica-History; Jamaica-Race relations; Banana trade-Jamaica; Intellectual freedom-Jamaica; Anansi (Legendary character)-Jamaica
  • A weekly Jamaican newspaper published from February 1-September 27, 1969. It emerged at a radical political moment in post-independence Jamaica where the black power movement was on the rise.
  • Newspapers - Abeng
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  • ABENG 1969, Vol. 1, No. 14 [May 3]
  • Jamaica-Politics and government-Periodicals; Jamaica-Social conditions; Black power-Jamaica; Blacks-Jamaica-History; Jamaica-Race relations; Banana trade-Jamaica; Intellectual freedom-Jamaica; Political crimes and offenses-Jamaica
  • A weekly Jamaican newspaper published from February 1-September 27, 1969. It emerged at a radical political moment in post-independence Jamaica where the black power movement was on the rise.
  • Newspapers - Abeng
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  • ABENG 1969, Vol. 1, No. 1 [Feb. 1]
  • Jamaica-Politics and government-Periodicals; Jamaica-Social conditions; Black power-Jamaica; Blacks-Jamaica-History; Jamaica-Race relations
  • A weekly Jamaican newspaper published from February 1-September 27, 1969. It emerged at a radical political moment in post-independence Jamaica where the black power movement was on the rise.
  • Newspapers - Abeng
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  • ABENG 1969, Vol. 1, No. 18 [May 31]
  • Jamaica-Politics and government-Periodicals; Jamaica-Social conditions; Black power-Jamaica; Blacks-Jamaica-History; Jamaica-Race relations; Jamaica-History; Sugar trade-Jamaica; Sugar workers-Jamaica
  • A weekly Jamaican newspaper published from February 1-September 27, 1969. It emerged at a radical political moment in post-independence Jamaica where the black power movement was on the rise.
  • Newspapers - Abeng
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  • ABENG 1969, Vol. 1, No. 23 [July 5]
  • Jamaica-Politics and government-Periodicals; Jamaica-Social conditions; Black power-Jamaica; Blacks-Jamaica-History; Jamaica-Race relations
  • A weekly Jamaican newspaper published from February 1-September 27, 1969. It emerged at a radical political moment in post-independence Jamaica where the black power movement was on the rise.
  • Newspapers - Abeng
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  • ABENG 1969, Vol. 1. No. 2 [Feb. 8]
  • Jamaica-Politics and government-Periodicals; Jamaica-Social conditions; Black power-Jamaica; Blacks-Jamaica-History; Jamaica-Race relations; Civil procedure-Jamaica
  • A weekly Jamaican newspaper published from February 1-September 27, 1969. It emerged at a radical political moment in post-independence Jamaica where the black power movement was on the rise.
  • Newspapers - Abeng
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  • Notes on Caribbean contribution to the UK in WWII
  • World War, 1939-1945-Caribbean Area; World War, 1939-1945-West Indies; Caribbean Area-History-1945-; West Indians-Great Britain; Caribbean Area-Foreign relations.
  • A look at how the West Indian governments and people contributed contributed to World War II.
  • Dudley Thompson Collection
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  • Dudley J. Thompson - Book Launch
  • Books-Marketing; Authors, Jamaican; Thompson, Dudley J.
  • A draft overview of Dudley Thompson's book, which looks at significant contributors to black history. It also gives an insight into what motivated him to write this book.
  • Dudley Thompson Collection
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  • Blackout
  • Racism
  • A chance encounter of a white American woman and a black Jamaican man one night on the street during a black out at the time of WW2 brings to fore the tension between the two races. The woman is left questioning many of her racial assumptions...
  • Roger Mais Collection - Short Stories & Articles
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  • Would you care to see a bailiff_or, 'ell, em 'N' 'O Amazons_Carboncopy
  • Women ; Adventure
  • The author laments the absence of swashbuckling non-conformist mamas of past who knew how to live dangerously in sharp contrast to modern women who have gone soft and sissy the world over. He then goes on to recount the hair-raising adventures of...
  • Roger Mais Collection - Short Stories & Articles
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  • Still life with Oleanders
  • Family relations; Death ; Childhood and youth
  • Thaddeus, a young boy, mourns the passing of his grandmother as he soon realizes that his life is about to change and those of his adult relatives too who must each work through their own problems brought on by the old lady’s death.
  • Roger Mais Collection - Short Stories & Articles
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  • Hot water
  • City and urban life; Interpersonal relations
  • A variety of scenes from city life: a vagrant arrested for loitering sentenced in court the next day; three mischievous boys playing on the beach; a man courting a somewhat reluctant nursemaid; an attempted blackmail that goes awry; a pregnant...
  • Roger Mais Collection - Short Stories & Articles
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  • Storm Warning
  • Hurricanes
  • A hurricane is approaching and already the heavy rains are causing physical destruction and severe hardship for the people. For example, Silver has a terrible toothache and because of the storm he is unable to get to the dentist; Pinkie, desperate...
  • Roger Mais Collection - Short Stories & Articles
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  • Barometer falling
  • Interpersonal relations; Women
  • The author gives a bird’s eye view of life among a variety of people on a given day and concludes with the story of Connie whose dog had bitten her friend’s child. Every day Connie feared the child’s mother would confront her with a medical bill,...
  • Roger Mais Collection - Short Stories & Articles
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  • Miracle on a sidewalk
  • Beggars; Integrity
  • A poor beggar desperate for food begs on the sidewalk before a church where the shadow of Christ cast a shadow on him. Like an answer to his prayer for food, someone dropped an envelope with a pound note near him. Considering it a miracle, he takes...
  • Roger Mais Collection - Short Stories & Articles
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  • World's End
  • Death; Loss; Fathers and sons
  • The old man’s world seems to have come to an end with the death of his donkey, his only means of making a living. As he and his son inform the regular customers on his donkey cart route, a few show sympathy but most appear indifferent. Only when he...
  • Roger Mais Collection - Short Stories & Articles

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