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Bad Friday : Rastafari after Coral Gardens /

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For many around the world, Jamaica conjures up images of pristine beach vacations with a pulsating reggae soundtrack. The country, however, has one of the highest per capita murder rates in the world, and the population is actively grappling with legacies of Western imperialism, racial slavery, and...

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Main Author: Wedderburn, Junior "Gabu" (Composer)
Other Authors: Jackson, John L., Jr., 1971- (Director, Producer), Thomas, Deborah A., 1961- (Director, Producer), Manning, Junior, -2010 (Producer), Narcisse, Carol (Narrator)
Format: Video
Language:English
Language Notes:In English.
Published: New York, NY : Third World Newsreel, 2011.
Series:Academic Video Online
Subjects:
Rastafari movement > Jamaica.
Rastafarians > Jamaica > Social conditions.
Political persecution > Jamaica > History > 20th century.
Jamaica > Politics and government > 1962-
Jamaica > History > 1962-
Rastafarisme > Jamaïque.
Répression politique > Jamaïque > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Jamaïque > Politique et gouvernement > 1962-
Jamaïque > Histoire > 1962-
Political persecution
Politics and government
Rastafari movement
Rastafarians > Social conditions
Jamaica
Since 1900
Documentaries and Factual Films
documentary film.
Documentary films
Feature films
History
Nonfiction films
Documentary films.
Nonfiction films.
Feature films.
Documentaires.
Films autres que de fiction.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)
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Summary:For many around the world, Jamaica conjures up images of pristine beach vacations with a pulsating reggae soundtrack. The country, however, has one of the highest per capita murder rates in the world, and the population is actively grappling with legacies of Western imperialism, racial slavery, and political nationalism - the historical foundations of contemporary violence in Jamaica and throughout the Americas. BAD FRIDAY focuses on a community of Rastafarians in western Jamaica who annually commemorate the 1963 Coral Gardens "incident," a moment just after independence when the Jamaican government rounded up, jailed and tortured hundreds of Rastafarians. It chronicles the history of violence in Jamaica through the eyes of its most iconic community, and shows how people use their recollections of past traumas to imagine new possibilities for a collective future.
Item Description:Title from resource description page (viewed June 29, 2020).
Physical Description:1 online resource (64 minutes)
Playing Time:01:03:22
Production Credits:Camera, Deborah A. Thomas ... [and 4 others]; editor, John L. Jackson, Jr.; music, Junior 'Gabu' Wedderburn.