From early Taino inhabitants to Spanish colonisation and seize by the British, by means of the period of the transatlantic slave commerce as much as independence and the expansion of the fashionable metropolis, Kingston is a metropolis with a number of legacies.
Journey author and historical past buff Paul Bloomfield and historian Audra A Diptree discover the foremost turning factors within the Jamaican capital’s historical past, looking for out locations the place they will catch a glimpse of these pivotal episodes. Alongside the best way, they observe down among the characters who formed the town’s previous and its various heritage, and likewise uncover the sounds and flavours that carry Kingston’s wealthy tradition to life.
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