Family and Colour in JamaicaEyre & Spottiswoode, 1953 - 196 pages |
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Page 23
... appears to have been established at Kormantyn . He states that most of the Negroes purchased on the coast were known ... appear to have drawn the greater part of their slave supplies from kingdoms in the hinterland rather than from their ...
... appears to have been established at Kormantyn . He states that most of the Negroes purchased on the coast were known ... appear to have drawn the greater part of their slave supplies from kingdoms in the hinterland rather than from their ...
Page 49
... appear mostly at the time of pregnancy when there is a fear of catching a cold and affecting the health of the unborn child . The fear of catching a cold at any time is also a deterrent . Only a minority appears to have religious ...
... appear mostly at the time of pregnancy when there is a fear of catching a cold and affecting the health of the unborn child . The fear of catching a cold at any time is also a deterrent . Only a minority appears to have religious ...
Page 121
... appear very often outside their homes . This also appears to be the custom in the United States unlike that prevailing in England . At the time when the child is about to be born the nana takes charge . Her face is washed with rum , and ...
... appear very often outside their homes . This also appears to be the custom in the United States unlike that prevailing in England . At the time when the child is about to be born the nana takes charge . Her face is washed with rum , and ...
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