For Jamaica's 60th Anniversary - Beverly Manley Uncensored

[malaise]

Will post the other episodes as they become available

[Hugh_Lebowski]

1. Happy Anniversary (of sorts)

[malaise]

5. Thanks

Folks will enjoy this and learn a lot.

[malaise]

6. This is quite good

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Jamaica

[tulipsandroses]

2. Thanks for posting. I wouldn't have pegged him for the romantic type

Look forward to the other episodes

[malaise]

3. Three to go

Will post Sunday night or Monday morning

[Judi Lynn]

7. Interesting information from Beverly Manley! Her mom didn't raise a timid daughter!

It was interesting hearing about her early life with her husband. Looks as if he was absolutely smitten from the first!

He always seemed totally born to serve as the Prime Minister, a natural leader. She seems totally capable to have stepped into her role, as well.

Surely enjoying reading the Wiki. on Jamaica. Its history is far more vivid than anyone would have expected. The country has so much to be proud about after such a history, and such a struggle.

Had to try the image on the Wiki. page in a larger form.

Click:
https://tinyurl.com/yc27a7t5

(It takes a moment to get in motion.)

There's a lot to take in on the Wiki. history, I'm still reading it. The people had to pay a terrible price to break the evil system the British used to control the country, but they overcame, thank goodness.

Happy 60th.

[malaise]

8. We are still paying - this is a very hard place for poor people to live

and yes that’s a very good image.
Many of our mums raised us to survive without throwing knives at us 😀
That was brutal.

[malaise]

9. Cultural Frontline

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/w3ct37rr

[malaise]

10. Part 2

[Judi Lynn]

11. Thank you for sharing the second installment of the conversation with Beverly Manley.

It's so appropriate to get the missing information we've lacked about this part of Jamaica's history.

There's no doubt whatsoever Manley was exactly the leader, representative of the people the island needed exactly when he was available to serve. I have seen so many photos of him in magazines, etc. over decades, but, of course, we got such superficial information as we have gotten with every country other than the U.S.

He and Beverly were an amazing couple, and they both steered the culture, the country through an era when things were changing so rapidly. I had not known that education wasn't universal there before Manly. That sounds exactly like so many other countries south of the US border.

I listened to a short segment of an interview with Michael Manley which followed Barbara Manley's 2nd program in the column at YouTube, and it was possible to realize so much of what she had said about his character were evident in his manner during his interview. He seemed like a born leader, that's for sure!

It's easy to see she was the wife/companion/partner who was perfect for the marriage, and for the role in history. Such an interesting, well-balanced couple! Thanks, again, mailaise.

[malaise]

12. You're welcome

Part 3 next week 😀

[malaise]

13. Part 3 of 4

[Judi Lynn]

14. So glad to have listened to this part of the interviews.

Clearly Washington was more successful in keeping what happened far more concealed after much had been grasped over time about other actions in the Americas. As you recall reading, in later years, through declassified papers, Nixon was the one who said, regarding Chile and Pinochet, "make sure our hand doesn't show."

IMF, again, to be sure. My God. Manly was so right when he said its plans were not designed for 3rd world countries. The only people who benefit from IMF machinations are wealthy already.

Beverly Manley has lived through real intensity, she knows what happens to powerless people in the "backyard."

This episode has moved me to want to know more. The same thing has happened so many times, hasn't it? Looks as if they don't even need to devise new plans, it appears to be played out over and over, every time the poor are suffering enough to struggle to lessen the pain.

Looking forward to the next episode, malaise. Thank you, so much, for providing this deeply thought-provoking series of discussion with Beverly Manley.

[malaise]

15. People all over are interested

Just wait for the last one😀

[malaise]

16. Here is Part IV

By the way DK was a Howard U trained dentist and a great cricketer at high school. Both Michael and DK attended the prestigious Jamaica College.