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In the 1830s, over 1,000 Germans immigrated to Jamaica to work on Lord Seaford's estate. The 1844 census showed a white population of 15,776 out of a total population of 377,433 (around 4%). [11] According to the 1871 census, at least 25% of the population was coloured (having mixed black and white ancestry). [13]
The White Marl Taino site is an archaeological site between Kingston and Spanish town of Jamaica. Several archaeological studies in Jamaica have contributed to public knowledge regarding Amerindians. Across the entire island, the Archaeological Society of Jamaica has conducted excavations and surveys of Arawak sites since 1965. [1]
Edith Clarke was born in Westmoreland Parish, a member of the Jamaican white elite. She was the daughter of Hugh Clarke, a planter and the custos of Westmoreland parish. [ 2 ] An account cited that she was influenced by her grandfather, Henry Clarke, who is noted for his campaign against poverty and social justice in Jamaica.
Amelia Lewsham or Amelia Harlequin or Amelia Newsham (c. 1748 – after 1797) was a Jamaican woman born with albinism, enslaved and exhibited as the "White Negress" in London, and subjected to medical and naturalists examination. She freed herself and became eventually a businesswoman successfully making exhibitions by her own.
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White Caribbean or European Caribbean is the term for people who are born in the Caribbean whose ancestors are from Europe or people who emigrated to the Caribbean from Europe and had acquired citizenship in their respective Caribbean countries. White Caribbean people include:
Kamala Harris's dad, an economist and Stanford University professor, immigrated to the U.S. from Jamaica for his Ph.D. While Harris is very vocal about her Indian and Jamaican roots, it’s not ...
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