Nationalists Abroad : the Jamaica Progressive League and the Foundations OfJamaican Independence.

Intro -- _GoBack -- Table of Contents -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- INTRODUCTION -- Nationalism, Anti-Colonialism and Transnational Migration -- Migration and Transnational Networks -- A Note on the Sources -- Literature Review -- Chapter Outline -- PART ONE: Origins of the Movement For Self-Government -- Chapter 1: Nationalism in Jamaica before 1936 -- Chapter 2: Origins of the Jamaica Progressive League -- W. Adolphe Roberts and the Idea for a Movement for Self-Government -- Wilfred A. Domingo and the 'Black Tropics' in Harlem -- Ethelred Brown and the Harlem Unitarian Church -- PART TWO: HISTORY AND INFLUENCE OF THE JAMAICA PROGRESSIVE LEAGUE -- Chapter 3: Founding and First Reactions -- Launch of the Jamaica Progressive League in New York -- First Repercussions in Jamaica -- Chapter 4: Stretching Out: A Local Branch in Kingston -- Founding of the Jamaica Progressive League in Kingston -- The Public Opinion Debate: Calling for a Party -- 'The Lid Blows Off': Activities During the Labour Protests in 1938 -- The Jamaica Progressive League and the Founding of the PNP -- Chapter 5: Implementing Demands for Self-Government -- Official Representation for Self-Government before the Royal Commission -- Domingo and Roberts in Jamaica 1939 -- First PNP Convention in April 1939 -- Roberts in Jamaica and the 'Jamaicanizing Jamaica' Campaign -- Chapter 6: Alternative Strategies for Self-Government during the Second World War -- Retreat or Reinforcement: Different Reactions to the Outbreak of the War -- Internationalizing Claims: The West Indies National Council and the Havana Conference -- Reverberations in Jamaica -- Shifting the Focus Back to Jamaica: Continued Influence on the PNP -- Chapter 7: Reassuming the Struggle for Independence in Jamaica -- Domingo and Roberts in Jamaica in the 1940s and 1950s.

Chapter 8: Opposing the West Indies Federation -- Early Critique against Federation -- 'Opposing It Tooth and Nail': The Campaign against Federation -- 'At the Crossroads of Destiny': The Referendum -- Nationalist Stance -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index of Names and Organizations -- _GoBack.

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