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Jamaica Arise: The 75 year history of the PNP review

1.- What was the role that the People's National Party (PNP) played in the anti-colonial struggle? It played a very significant role in that part of Jamaican history.  The PNP appeared as a solution to the intentions of black Jamaican folk to stop the racism and bad life conditions. There were organizations that tried to make an impact, like Universal Negro Improvement Association (UNIA),created in 1914. When the party is created in 1929, the country was suffering from economic, politic and social issues, and the PNP appeared as the solution for the country to make improvements in the mentioned areas. The PNP remains to be a role model of democratic solutions to colonialist and oppressive governments and people. The party was protagonist in Jamaica's fight against the colonialism and will be remembered for that along Jamaica's history. 2.- What was/is the role of women throughout the 75 years of the PNP? The role of women inside the party was very important to it. W...