Westmoreland Parish - People from Westmoreland Parish, Peter Tosh, Yellowman, Joel Augustus Rogers, Gladys Bustamante, Negril, Harry J (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 24. Chapters: People from Westmoreland Parish, Peter Tosh, Yellowman, Joel Augustus Rogers, Gladys Bustamante, Negril, Harry J, Teacha Dee, O'Brian Woodbine, Ronnie Davis, South Negril River, S U Hastings, Xtabi, Whitehouse Beach, Scotty, Mike Brooks, Timroy Allen, Richie Stephens, Claude Harriott, Savanna-la-Mar, Sydney Crooks, Petersfield, Jamaica, Reno F.C., Bluefields Beach, C. B. Bucknor, Ken Parker, Afua Cooper, Bim Sherman, Esmond Kentish, South Negril Point, Davita Prendergast, Roaring River Park, Darliston, Little London, Jamaica, John Dunkley, Whitehouse, Jamaica, Frome Sports Club, Hopewell, Westmoreland, Mount Charles, Jamaica. Excerpt: Joel Augustus Rogers (September 6, 1880 - March 26, 1966) was a Jamaican-American author, journalist, and historian who contributed to the history of Africa and the African diaspora, especially the history of African Americans in the United States. His research spanned the academic fields of history, sociology and anthropology. He challenged prevailing ideas about race, demonstrated the connections between civilizations, and traced African achievements. He was one of the greatest popularizers of African history in the 20th century. Joel Augustus Rogers was born 6 September 1880 (some sources say 1883 ) in Negril, Jamaica. One of eleven children, he was the son of mixed-race parents who were a minister and schoolteacher. His parents were not able to afford to give Rogers or his ten siblings more than a rudimentary education, but stressed the importance of learning. Rogers emigrated from Jamaica to the United States in 1906, where he settled in Harlem, New York. There he lived most of his life. He was there during the Harlem Renaissance, a flowering of African-American artistic and intellectual life in numerous fields. Rogers became a close personal friend of the Harlem-based intellectua...