British Guiana: The Land of Six PeoplesH.M. Stationery Office, 1957 - Broj stranica: 235 |
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... Negroes buy each other ' snaps ' of rum and down them at a gulp , move their bodies to the rhythm of the music , laugh , tell each other stories and argue for hours on boxers ' chances or the best men for the West Indies Test team ...
... Negroes buy each other ' snaps ' of rum and down them at a gulp , move their bodies to the rhythm of the music , laugh , tell each other stories and argue for hours on boxers ' chances or the best men for the West Indies Test team ...
Stranica 18
... Negroes . For some time there has been controversy over the necessity of having so vast a cemetery when building space is needed . On two sides of the cemetery new housing schemes have been com- pleted . One is a series of long blocks ...
... Negroes . For some time there has been controversy over the necessity of having so vast a cemetery when building space is needed . On two sides of the cemetery new housing schemes have been com- pleted . One is a series of long blocks ...
Stranica 21
... Negroes and other communities the illiteracy rate was staggeringly low - less than 3 per cent . With the increased interest in educa- tion among East Indians during the last decade it is likely that the general illiteracy rate would ...
... Negroes and other communities the illiteracy rate was staggeringly low - less than 3 per cent . With the increased interest in educa- tion among East Indians during the last decade it is likely that the general illiteracy rate would ...
Stranica 24
... Negroes would not work for a dollar a day , although it was more than they would have been paid elsewhere ; termites were destroying the sleepers . Catherwood , from whose querulousness Stephens had suffered in Mexico , disagreed with ...
... Negroes would not work for a dollar a day , although it was more than they would have been paid elsewhere ; termites were destroying the sleepers . Catherwood , from whose querulousness Stephens had suffered in Mexico , disagreed with ...
Stranica 40
... Negroes were allowed their times of celebration . Here is his description of a dance given for the slaves by the Governor at Government House . ' At the Governor's a dance and fête were given in the evening to the slaves , and we were ...
... Negroes were allowed their times of celebration . Here is his description of a dance given for the slaves by the Governor at Government House . ' At the Governor's a dance and fête were given in the evening to the slaves , and we were ...
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