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Road to Independence – A Profile of Norman Washington Manley

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Road to Independence – A Profile of Norman Washington Manley

  • Date December 4, 2020
Grade 6: Social Studies Skills Road to Independence – A Profile of Norman Washington Manley

A Profile of
Norman Washington Manley
 

Norman Washington Manley MM, QC, National Hero of Jamaica (4 July 1893 – 2 September 1969),
was a Jamaican statesman. A Rhodes Scholar, Manley became one of Jamaica's leading lawyers in
the 1920s. Manley was an advocate of universal suffrage, which was granted by the British colonial
government to the colony in 1944

 
 

–          He was born in 1893 in Roxborough, Manchester
–          He died in 1969
–          He graduated from Jamaica College and won a Rhodes Scholarship to Oxford University to study law
–          He served as a solider in World War 1
–          He acted as a mediator between workers and the government protesting against poor working conditions and low wages
–          In 1938 he formed Peoples National Party (PNP)
–          He campaigned for Universal Adult Suffrage which was granted in 1944
–          He was Jamaica’s first and only premier from 1959-1962
–          He and Sir Alexander Bustamante worked together to negotiate the terms of Jamaica’s independence from Britain
–          He retired from politics in 1969 and died that same year.
–          His image is prominent on the  Jamaican $1000 bill.
 
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Lesson Content
Planet Earth Topic Quiz
Weather and Climate Topic Quiz
Climatic Zones of the World Topic Quiz
Climatic Zones and Climatic Types Topic Quiz
Continents and Oceans Topic Quiz
Earth’s Movements – Revolution and Rotation Topic Quiz
Seasons of the Year Topic Quiz
Earthquakes and Volcanoes Topic Quiz
Landforms and Waterbodies Topic Quiz
Latitude and Longitude Topic Quiz
Using Longitude to Calculate Time Topic Quiz
The Early Inhabitants Topic Quiz
The Africans Topic Quiz
The East Indians and Chinese Topic Quiz
The Europeans Topic Quiz
The Portuguese, Lebanese, Syrians and Jews Topic Quiz
Contribution of the Indians and Chinese to Jamaica’s Culture Topic Quiz
Heritage and Culture Topic Quiz
Religious Festivals of the Caribbean Topic Quiz
Secular Festivals of the Caribbean Topic Quiz
Major Mountains Topic Quiz
Local Government Topic Quiz
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