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Minister of Education, Edwin Allen, explains the compulsory Education Scheme to citizens at a school room in rural area

Edwin Allen, minister of education addressing a group of people seated in a classroom in rural Jamaica

Portrait of the Hon. Edwin Leopold Allen, founder of the Edwin Allen High School and first minister of Education in independent Jamaica

Portrait of the Hon. Richard Hill, 1795 - 1872, Jamaica scientist.

Head shot of Louise Bennett-Coverley

Head shot of Dennis Scott, Jamaican poet and playwright

Head shot of Lorna Goodison, Jamaican author and poet

Photograph of a young, smiling Linton 'Kwesi' Johnson in causal attire wearing his signature felt hat and eyeglasses

Head shot of a young Orlando Patterson, historical and cultural sociologist, attired in suit and tie and wearing eye glasses.

Tags: African American sociologists; Authors, Jamaica - 20th Century; Eye Glasses; Patterson, Horace Orlando, 1940-; Patterson, Orlando, 1940-; Sociologists - Jamaica

Head shot of Roger Mais, Jamaican Author

Head shot of the Hon. Edna Manley O. M. February 29, 1900 - February 10, 1987. "We will remember" - Caption on photo.