BLOOD AND FIRE - Jamaica's Political History 1 of 4

BBC documentary aired August 4, 2002, celebrating Jamaica's 40th year of independence.

"As Jamaica celebrates 40 years of independence, the BBC Two programme, Blood and Fire, examines the struggles involved. Here, leading theologian and academic Dr Robert Beckford, who presents the programme, argues that Britain must re-examine its own role in the process. Independence movement The programme traces the rise of the independence movement in Jamaica in the late 1930 to full independence in 1961. Controversially, the programme questions the political and philosophical basis of independence through an examination of neo-colonialism. On one level Jamaicans continued to be economically and politically exploited by larger and more economically advanced nations as soon as the Union flag was taken down and the green, gold and black flag of Jamaica raised in its place. Jamaica's history demonstrates we can't talk about the "end of empire" without acknowledging how the empire lives on in a variety of benign and malignant forms." - http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/2166977.stm

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[mtlsniper]

@reinedanah Daam I hope sombody can post it I realy want 2 see it

[reinedanah]

@mtlsniper Yes its missing that part

[ImacAna]

@DjNiqz naaaaa... i disagree completely. like in the rest of the world, we're moving from a hierarchy based on colour to one based on wealth. when last did we have a white prime minister?

[mtlsniper]

Tell the true story the white man murder Half of the indian population in jamaica just like you see in North America & broth ther diseases

[DjNiqz]

color spectrum? There's still a color spectrum..... even more in this generation....

[adric137]

interesting