Rastafarians meeting with Prime Minister Michael Manley in the conference room of Jamaica House

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Title

Rastafarians meeting with Prime Minister Michael Manley in the conference room of Jamaica House

Description

"Members of the Ras Tafarian groups from all parishes shown in the Conference Room at Jamaica House yesterday, for the second in a series of reasonings with the Prime Minister to seek greater recognition of the movement in the island, under its own religious Theocratic Government. Next to the Prime MInister is Daughter Baby You, one of four sisters at the meeting, and next to her is Bongo Rocky. About 50 members of the movement, some of whom are seen in these two pictures, were present at the meeting."

Subject

Rastafarians; Meetings; Manley, Michael, - 1924-1997; Prime ministers - Jamaica

Creator

Alvin Jones (Daily News)

Date

11-Mar-1976

Source

NLJ Photograph Collection IN: Daily News Collection - Rastafari Movement

Identifier

D0006374

Rights

Permission to reproduce this image must be obtained from the National Library of Jamaica.

Format

JPEG

Type

Photograph

Citation

Alvin Jones (Daily News), “Rastafarians meeting with Prime Minister Michael Manley in the conference room of Jamaica House,” National Library of Jamaica Digital Collection , accessed December 22, 2024, https://nljdigital.nlj.gov.jm/items/show/5652.