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This Day in Reggae
and Nubian, Rasta, herb and related history
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| November 11 |
| 1831: | Nat Turner, black American bondsman who led slave revolt three months before, is hanged in Jerusalem, Virginia, USA. Age 31. (b. October 2, 1800) |
| 1957: | Tony Gad (Dennis Anthony Robinson) [ASWAD] is born. |
| 1961: | Half Pint is born Lindon (or Andrew?) Robers in Western Kingston, Jamaica. |
| 1965: | Rhodesia declares its independence from Britain.Rhodesia's white minority government unilaterally declares its independence from Britain to avoid granting power to the black majority. After 14 years, all of the black citizens are enfranchised. Subsequently, a black majority in the Assembly and Senate is elected, and the country's name is changed to Zimbabwe Rhodesia. In 1980, Britain finally recognizes the independence of Zimbabwe. |
| 1975: | Angola independent |
| November 12 |
| 1998: | Lauryn Hill gives birth to her second child Selah Louise Marley. |
| November 13 |
| 1952: | Cecil 'Skelly' Spence [Israel Vibration] is born in Jamaica. |
| 1953: | Singer Bankie Banx (Clement Ashley Banks) is born in Anguilla. |
| 1956: | The U.S. Supreme Court rules that segregation by race on public transportation is unconstitutional.The decision comes after the Montgomery Bus Boycott that was ignited in December, 1955. |
| 1965: | Singer Trevor Sparks is born in Nottingham, England. |
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© Jah Itagaki
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