Checking out me history Flashcards
(8 cards)
1
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poem summary
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2
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context
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3
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“dem tell me wha dem want to tell me”
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- speaker is accusing those in power of only telling him the parts of history they choose
- it implies important figures and stories from his own heritage have been deliberately left out
4
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“bandage up me eye with me own history”
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5
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“blind me to me own identity”
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The phrase “blind me” suggests that the speaker has been deliberately prevented from seeing or understanding his own identity.
6
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“Nanny de maroon”
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7
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“but dem never tell me bout Mary Seacole”
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Mary Seacole, a Black Jamaican nurse who helped in the Crimean War, is used as a symbol of the hidden or ignored contributions of Black people in history.
8
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“I carving out me identity”
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