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The national movement: forward to freedom

Title
The national movement: forward to freedom
Description
The pamphlet 'Forward to Freedom' illustrates the conflicts between and within political parties created by different ideas about post-independence government. Richard Hart was a founding member of Jamaica's People’s National Party (PNP). He was one of four members expelled from the PNP in 1952 for their alleged "communist" views. In 1953, Hart joined the People’s Freedom Movement, which later became the Socialist Party of Jamaica.
Creator
Richard Hart
Location
Produced by the People's Education Organisation, Kingston, Jamaica.
Date
1952
Collection
Before Independence
Rights
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Item Number
4
The pamphlet's orange cover includes the title and the additional text: 'An analysis of the national movement and proposals for a progressive policy put forward in speeches made at the P.N.P. Conference in March and the N.L.P. Conference in September 1952.'

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