1880s

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1838–2026 · 296 moments preserved from the original JamaicansMusic archive

  1. August 17, 1887

    Marcus Garvey is born in St. Ann's Bay. His philosophy of Black pride and self-determination would later influence Rastafari thought, reggae consciousness, and generations of Jamaican artists from Burning Spear to Chronixx.

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