Family and Colour in JamaicaEyre & Spottiswoode, 1953 - 196 pages |
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Page 39
... position of supreme power and authority , and the black man in the position of a chattel . Emancipation may have given free- dom to the black and coloured people , but the white men still managed to retain a great deal of economic and ...
... position of supreme power and authority , and the black man in the position of a chattel . Emancipation may have given free- dom to the black and coloured people , but the white men still managed to retain a great deal of economic and ...
Page 101
... position . In the lower and middle class weddings blacks and browns , respectively , predominated . A lower class ... position in society , and therefore does not attempt to curb its behaviour . The former section is as intent on the ...
... position . In the lower and middle class weddings blacks and browns , respectively , predominated . A lower class ... position in society , and therefore does not attempt to curb its behaviour . The former section is as intent on the ...
Page 157
... position . In other words he will still be entitled to and will receive the respect due to an upper class person although he may not have the money which usually goes with that position . This results in a surety about life which ...
... position . In other words he will still be entitled to and will receive the respect due to an upper class person although he may not have the money which usually goes with that position . This results in a surety about life which ...
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