Surf these sites: A Brief History of Jamaica -- Historical information on Jamaica from Pre-Colombian Jamaica to present. Compiled by Donna Essix, hosted by Jamaicas.com A Short History of Jamaica -- Bob Marley Website presents and interesting view of the islands history. Nicely done. A Time Line of Jewish Jamaica -- This timeline of the history of Jamaica includes events signigicant to the establishment of various religions and the events most significant to the presence of the Jewish Religion. Brief facts of Jamaicas History. -- An interesting viewpoint on Jamaica''s History. Short, to the point, a little brutal. Discover Jamaica! Travel and History. -- Excellent presentation of the History of Jamaica divided into time periods! A Good place to start learning about all aspects of Jamaica. Jamaica - Summary of History -- Brief narrative on a travel service page. People and History of Jamaica -- Very light, brief history and some other related links about Jamaica and what it is today. Rastafarians - Musicians, page of Africana.com -- A nice, brief history of the Rastafarian movement that started in Jamaica. The Maroon Sovereignty Project -- The mission of the Maroon Sovereignty Project (a branch of Cyberjam) is to create a web based forum to address sovereignty issues concerning the Maroon peoples of Jamaica. Has a very good selection of links in the reference section Williams, James -- A narrative of events since the first of August, 1834, by James Williams. Electronic version of a pamphlet published in 1834 by a former slave.
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