Norman Manley : Portrait of a Hero - Federaton: the Trial Marriage 1947 - 1962

A look at Norman Manley's involvement in Federation.

[@andreac6024]

Norman and Micheal Manley seemed to have been the best political leaders Jamaica has ever had.

[@nattidread5844]

no they're not. These are nothing but dividers.

[@selvinlinton]

Normam yes. Michael definitely no

[@jordanjohnson1754]

Thank you for this documentary, it will be very helpful for my Carib Studies Exam

[@lorishearne7562]

Ok

[@jeandeleon8641]

I am a little girl living in Cross Roads area and I remember that what Jamaica meant to me then was it was my home. Thanks for the interest in the two party system of the time. PNP headed by the national Hero Norman Manley was a good time for me. Thanks .

[@luvthetruth4ever955]

I admire Norman Manley. Both he and Busta must have rolled in their graves after what leaders after them did to the country they fought so long and hard for, even to their last breath. Jamaica needs another Norman Manley to take over leadership. This was a man of integrity, humility, strong willed and eloquence.

[@nattidread5844]

Both are nothing but dividers of the black race in Jamaica and they keep us in line to worship and beg them to give us black people some benefits. Some of us are like slaves because we still kiss up to them like they did something for us.

[@Thesameonerose6111-nf9qn]

Mr Paterson and Prime Minister Portia Simpson did well to continue The Manley work to improve the people's standard of living.

[@carmenmckenzie3707]

True words Mr Manley and Mr Buster must be rolling in there grave

[@yorkshirepianist8407]

Very informative piece of history. Watching this over in England. Thanks.

[@mrcolemans4504]

Thanks for the upload 🎉🎉

[@albertduke3866]

Thank you for providing the information good work.

[@hughgrant4778]

An Honourable Gentleman

[@leroymontaque8459]

He truly had great and ambitious ideas. It is a pity they did not come to fruition. To this day, the English-speaking Caribbean is not as united as it could have been. Imagibe if the federation were successful. I note that some issues here may have been reasons for the not so good relationship that followed between the islands. We missed a great opportunity.

[@andreac6024]

Illiteracy, ignorance always make ppl make wrong choices. Bustamante was not very learned and no visionary and said to have been a pawn of the British empire; he was used to lead the uneducated astray.

[@jahmarkx6307]

He wanted to keep colonial ways . How is that great his son was way better

[@michaelherman8922]

A great man of the people .... both Norman and Michael.

[@andreac6024]

It wasn’t in the interest of England for the islands to form a federation because they would have lost much control over the resources of the islands. See how they and the US own so much of the islands resources and the people suffer great need and are forced to migrate for a better life.

[@hermanlaidlaw5678]

Wow ,articulation & diction of d highest order, so was d son, M manley

[@hermanlaidlaw5678]

Can not forget d kind of pressure u came under when u decided to build d the national stadium, today its d pride of d nation

[@pnicely]

I find it interesting that the people in the urban areas were more favorable to the Federation idea compared to the rural folk, and I think that Norman Manley's explanation has a lot of merit to it, even though I am sure that the rural folks would probably take exception to his view and may even see it as condescending.....

[@andreac6024]

The rural folks were ignorant and unlearned and without good foresight, plain and simple.

[@SpongeBob881]

@@andreac6024 and easily manipulated by dunce Busta.

[@rayonclarke4373]

Very profound

[@dawnwilliams7457]

This would have been helpful when I was at the Mona campus in late 90 s doing a paper on “was Federation a pipe dream”?

[@juliebee2494]

8:40. The smoothest way of saying: They're too dumb to understand. 🤔

[@Thesameonerose6111-nf9qn]

The People's National Party Should be dubd ' The Humblest Movement Ever'.

[@jahmarkx6307]

When he didn't join the federation was a big mistake to this day

[@geeroy8880]

Norman took cases against Marcus Garvey...

[@carmenmckenzie3707]

Did Mr Manley open schools call jammel Schools were available for Adults who could not read some one correct me if I'm wrong

[@derrickdaley1797]

I have just watched this video for the first time and feel a certain amount of anger and disbelief. How on earth were Norman Manley and Bustamante made National Heroes? Bustamante was a semi-literate racist who despised the black masses of the island. It was the same Bustamante who advocated the killing if Rastas. Even had a poster made saying Rastas wanted dead or alive. With regards to Norman Manley, he was nothing more than an old colonialist who also despised the black masses and behaved towards them like the slave owners of the past.

[@TheGloriousLifeMinistries]

Bustamante was the George W. Bush of the family (Manley and Bustamante were cousins)

[@vibeswithkalya3341]

Hiiiiiiiiii lovvvvveeeeeeee it hlep me whit school

[@omalone1169]

12:15 who

[@speakthetruth5308]

Federation failed because of the selfishness of Bustamante and the ignorance of the Jamaican rural electorate.

[@justtime2670]

Good we need a vote to leave caricom too

[@richardblackwood2304]

This man Norman Manley shouldn’t have been a hero , he fought against every thing Marcus Garvey stand for . Marcus Garvey is a global hero for the black man.

[@AbstractDivinity1]

Marcus Garvey was never a global hero, he was a fraud and a con artist who was in prison for mail fraud. He spend most of his career outside of Jamaica.

[@richardblackwood2304]

El jamaiqunio mr Garvey was set up by a racist J Edgar Hoover , everybody in America knows that , plus the honorable hero employed thousands of black peoples back in those time , u can’t walk in that man shoes , u will never attain the recognition mr Garvey has . Hater if u are a black man , u need to get some black history education. Malcolm X Dr king 👑 both says that they was inspired by Garvey.

[@richardblackwood2304]

@@AbstractDivinity1 yeah that right he did spend most of his career outside Jamaica 🇯🇲, Jamaica was too small for him , that’s why he’s a global hero, go to some African country and talk bad about mr Garvey and see what’s happen to u .

[@juniordavis168]

Manley can not be a fraud,he's the best damnnn prime Minister jamaica ever had.PERIOD.prove me wrong

[@juniordavis168]

What did he fight against?

[@golansmith4868]

Moorish American National free One Love Bey Islam

[@romariobrown6195]

That's why Trinidad don't like Jamaica

[@horlicks3920]

who cares? Trinidad don't like Trinidad.

[@robertpringle8010]

Norman and busta great leaders but no national hero my opinion

[@speakthetruth5308]

Busta was a selfish ,ignorant scamp.

[@fireburn8211]

Now you know why the poor and working class pay all the taxes in Jamaica

[@fireburn8211]

Those 2 f JLP and PNP continue f us to today .