Rastafari is a young, Africa-centred religion which developed in Jamaica in the 1930s, following the coronation of Haile Selassie I as King of Ethiopia in 1930.
Rastafarians believe Haile Selassie is God, and that he will return to Africa members of the black community who are living in exile as the result of colonisation and the slave trade.
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Reggae and slaverySince the majority of Jamaicans are the descendants of enslaved Africans it's unsurprising that a number of reggae lyrics deal the historical and social upheaval of slavery.
Beliefs about raceMany Rastafarians believe that following their repatriation to Africa black people will become rulers of the world, resulting in the suppression of whites.
