Jamaica - Ethnic groups




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About 97% of the population is of partial or total African descent. This population is comprised of blacks, mulattos, and black-East Indians or black-Chinese. Other ethnic groups include East Indians (1.3%), Chinese (0.2%), Europeans (0.2%), and other (0.6%). Nearly the whole population is native-born Jamaican. Black racial consciousness has been present in Jamaica at least since the beginnings of the Rastafarian sect, founded in 1930 and based on the ideas of Marcus Garvey.

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Jan 29, 2012 @ 5:17 pm
Most of the Jamaican population may appear as if they are totally of African descent but this is not so because mixing of races occurred frequently after slavery abolished and the indentured workers came in from eastern India etc..Hence, many Jamaicans that look predominantly African in there Phenotype, still have traces of other racial features in there Genetic make up.In addition, Black Indians are not necessarily mixed with African genes. If you look at people in Indian, you will notice that some Indians are darker than some. One reason for this is due to some being exposed to the sun more frequently than others. For example, an Indian working as a farmer in the sun all their life is usually darker than a Indian working as a Teacher who is mostly indoors. The main feature that Indians have whether dark skinned or light skinned that differentiate them from Africans is the texture of their hair.

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