Enter the Lion

The 1966 State Visit of Emperor Haile Selassie I to the Caribbean

Inbunden, Engelska, 2026

AvJohn P. Homiak,Giulia Bonacci,Jahlani A. Niaah

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On April 21, 1966, tens of thousands of Jamaicans exuberantly greeted Ethiopia’s Emperor Haile Selassie I in Kingston, Jamaica. The emperor came to express gratitude for the peoples’ support during the Italo-Ethiopian War and bolster the ongoing struggle for liberation in Rhodesia. This state visit repositioned Rastafari in Jamaican society and ignited widespread cultural, social, and political transformations across the Caribbean. Enter the Lion assembles a vital archive of this landmark event, gathering British colonial records, newspaper reportage from the Caribbean and Ethiopia, the official records of the Ethiopian Ministry of Information, and oral history. The authors paint an illuminating picture of the diverse political interests at play, exploring how the visit reshaped the Rastafari movement, Jamaican society, the wider Caribbean, and their Pan-African connections.

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Utgivningsdatum2026-09-15
Mått152 x 229 x undefined mm
Vikt572 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor390
FörlagDuke University Press
ISBN9781478034063

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List of Illustrations viiAcknowledgments xiIntroduction 11. Setting the Stage 172. Enter the Lion: Trinidad and Tobago, Barbados, and Haiti 323. Enter the Lion: Jamaica 704. “We Are Blood Brothers”: Affirming Bonds with Africa 1065. The Generation that Seek Jah Face: Testimony of the Rastafari 1586. Contending Narratives of Belonging 2517. In the Footsteps of the Lion: The Afterlife of the Visit 285Postscript. The Conquering Lion Hath Prevailed 315Glossary 323Notes 337References 353Index 355

"An insightful account of the complex landscape of the Caribbean Redemption story around independence…one that underscores the longstanding call-and-response between Jamaica and Africa which—through Emperor Haile Selassie’s visit—launches the journey of Rastafari Repatriation. The visit inspired Rastafari leaders like Solomon Wolfe who I would meet in Shashemene, Ethiopia in 1969. Essential reading to fully comprehend the scope of Ethiopianism in the Caribbean."—P.J. Patterson, Former Prime Minister of Jamaica“This is the book—‘the half that’s yet to be told.’ The visit of Emperor Haile Selassie I to the Caribbean captured the hearts of many of my generation and ignited a Rastafari revolution. My life changed when I saw the nail prints in Jah hand. The visit left us a reggae music mission to shape freedom, love, and justice for the whole world.”—Rita Marley

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