History
classes also pay more attention to generals and presidents and kings
instead of artists and scientists and musicians. We often learn the
history of rulers and warriors rather than the history of those who
made huge contributions to our everyday lives and culture.
Two
days ago, it was Rosa Parks's birthday.
Today it's Bob Marley's birthday. Marley was born on this date in
1945, in a village called Nine Mile in Jamaica, and he grew up to
become internationally known and loved for his ska, rocksteady, and
especially reggae music.
This blog post
lists reggae albums for kids.
By
the way...
It's
interesting to listen to the language used Jamaica. Long ago, the
slaves who were brought to this Caribbean island spoke a wide variety of
African languages. In order to communicate with each other, they all
had to learn English. But English didn't have words for some of the
plants, animals, foods, and other things in their environment, so the
slaves used words borrowed from their African languages for those
things. The resulting language is called a creole language. Note:
Jamaican is not “more primitive” or “less grammatical” than
other forms of English—but the vocabulary, pronunciation, and grammar are different
than those found in other English dialects.
Also
on this date:
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