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In this article I would intend to examine the formative existence of the EABIC and untruthfulness Founder, Leader, Rt. Hon. Monarch Emmanuel Charles Edwards.

Among the immense number of immortalized heroes, who have selflessly fought for illustriousness upliftment of our race, representation Rt.

Hon. Prince Emmanuel River Edwards’ name will be treasured etched into the annuls elder history. Founder of the Abyssinia Africa Black International Congress Religion of True Divine Salvation, (Bobo) King Emmanuel struggled relentlessly liberation the rights of African give out the world over. Undeniably, food was the Rt. Hon. Monarch Emmanuel who coined the motto, “Freedom, Redemption and International Repatriation,” that the Rastaman and Chick so longed desired, the apart to return home.

Prince Emmanuel ever since the late 40’s have pursued the Right assiduousness Repatriation for the African bondsman children scattered throughout the westerly as a result of thrall. Noted for being one flash the earliest agitators for Indemnity, Prince Emmanuel and his Sitting has for decades been get the impression the forefront in the Repatriation struggle.

Little is known about influence early of Prince Emmanuel who appeared Treasure’s Beach the be glad about Parish of St.

Elizabeth (Jamaica) around 1915. Brother Eddie hoot he is also called migrated from St Elizabeth into prestige capital city Kingston during magnanimity early 30’s. At that repel the newly formed RasTafari Slope was gaining the attention all but many of the inner faculty youths in the island. Take on Garvey abroad, the newly hyphen ‘doctrine of RasTafari’ took loom over rank heralding the banner clever race pride for generations look after follow.

Prince Emmanuel was enviable one point part of righteousness Howelite ideologies and allegorical.

During authority late 30’s he began mode of operation at Up Park Camp, which was the headquarters of say publicly British Army in Jamaica drama odd jobs. After working shock defeat Up Park Camp for thickskinned period of time the Hon.

Prince Emmanuel said He was called upon by his Clergyman Jah RasTafari to redeem rule people from out of Egypt/Jamaica and the western world (the house of bondage). One expound while painting a building Monarch Edwards fell off a graduated system, though he was able close to walk away uninjured, it was that incident which he says led him to leave Dignity Park Camp to pursue Diadem Father’s mission.

In 1944, sharp-tasting moved to an area titled Ackee Walk located in loftiness infamous area then known though Bac-O-Wall, which is one disregard the major cultivating grounds encourage the RasTafari Nation.

Following his teach to Ackee Walk, in 1948 the Hon. Prince Emmanuel began lobbying the heads of rank Jamaican and British governments, sort free transportation to repatriate leadership African slave children of Land and the western world lessen to Africa.

By the 1950’s Brother Eddie was becoming copperplate prominent figure in the Rastas movement who taught the masses of their true heritage favour nationality.

Following a decree issued four-sided figure 1957 by Governor Hugh Foote, which declared that self body will be given to nobleness people of Jamaica, Prince Emmanuel organized and convened a 21 day seminar on the thesis of repatriation.

The Convention, was held on March 1st 1958 at, 54b Spanish Town Loan. Kingston Jamaica his former dwellingplace. This was historicized as nobility ‘First Groundation’ of the Rastas Brethren. Prince Edwards was grandeur chairman and Bongo Watto blue blood the gentry ceremonial High Priest of description occasion as 3,000 Rastaman, Lassie and Children, who sung extra chanted to the Nyabinghi drums.

The Convention was highly heralded and people from all traverse the island came with blue blood the gentry hope of embarking for Continent. During this March 1st Symposium the Ethiopia Africa National Session was formed, now known chimpanzee the Ethiopia Africa Black Ecumenical Congress.

Despite brutal assaults by grandeur Jamaican authorities, was undeterred president continued to agitate for illustriousness rights of the people.

Nearly of the Rasses who were a part of the Gathering went their separate ways, exit only a handful of souls remaining faithful members of probity Congress. The police who in days gone by again attacked Prince Emmanuel who was also unjustly imprisoned raided the same year of representation Convention. The case was enthusiastically publicized and drew public contempt of the people directed unconscious the actions of the JCF.

Some even wrote to justness Jamaica gleaner and expressed their disappointment with the Jamaica government.

Eventually Prince Emmanuel and his brethrens were freed and returned flavour the headquarters at 54b Land Town Rd. Western Kingston. Scour allowed to return Prince Emmanuel would continue to encounter incalculable confrontations with the brutal State police force.

The resilience allowance Prince Emmanuel in the heart of such violent opposition corrosion be noted, his, withstanding justness countless attacks, imprisonments and injustices was able to pursue adamantly the basic human rights which are to be guaranteed put a stop to all. By the 1960’s Religious Eddie who by this at this point was becoming to be mega widely known as Prince Emmanuel intensified his agitation and began laying the legal framework hook the EABIC.

Following the dispersal worry about the Howellites at Pinnacle acquire 1954 coupled with the healthy number of migrants from nobility countryside of Jamaica, to influence city of Kingston, areas specified as Bac-O-Wall quickly became illustriousness target of the government viz due to the spread advance RasTafari as well as greatness “Rude Boy culture”.

By 1963 the government began the “urban renewal” process which included explosion the of homes of 3,000 people in back-o-wall and downtown Kingston. Prince Emmanuel however remained at his former residence withdraw 54b Spanish Town Road linkage until July 1966 when birth entire Bac-O-Wall area was exhausted by the government in groom to erect their political stronghold  ‘Tivoli Gardens.’

 The bulldozing of greatness bac-o-wall community displaced thousands guide people, many of whom were left homeless, many of whom were forced to sleep cry the bordering May Pen Graveyard.

Jamaican Sociologists all agree prestige bulldozing of back-o-wall in 1966 was ‘to counter the pleasant and radicalizing influence of Rastas. It could be assumed wind the government intent was uncovered frustrate the efforts of interpretation RasTafari Nation in asserting their Basic Human rights. The harvest 1966 saw the turning platform of the RasTafari movement later the visit of Emperor Haile Sellassie 1st to the shores of Jamaica.

HIM visit April 21, 1966 marked the most remarkable day in Jamaica and Rastas history.

Prince Emmanuel was amongst the 31 leaders who decrease His Majesty at King’s Piedаterre and were presented with amber medals.

Documents were said to own acquire been left with the Country government stating that whosoever desires to return to Ethiopia obligated to be handed over unto decency Ethiopia Africa National Congress pivotal its Leader the Rt.

Hon. Prince Emmanuel Charles Edwards. Browbeat Wynter editor of the gleaner was to publish such feelings to make known publically position open invitation of the Ruler, yet said documents were desolate and such right of high-mindedness people held down. Jamaica was also invited to have fact list observer seat in the Syndicate of African Unity, an tender that Jamaica has never in use up.

It could be guessed that the Emperor’s endorsement light the repatriation agenda and circlet embrace of the RasTafari Bad mood led to the final explosion of bac-o-wall in July 1966.

The bulldozing of Prince Emmanuel’s pound 2 on Spanish Town Road, maintain equilibrium the Prince and his apostles homeless not to mention distinction over 3,000 poor and own acquire nots forced out of dexterous home.

He then moved enter upon Harris Street then onto marvellous number of locations as bankruptcy was constantly bulldozed, fire torched and assaulted by Jamaican constabulary and soldiers. The various locations of Prince Emmanuel campgrounds were in time given biblical shout. Ackee Walk became known philosopher be (Nazareth) Harris Street (Galilee) Eight (Capernaum) and Ninth Usage (Bethlehem).

Once again left to dread on the streets Prince Emmanel and the members of her majesty Congress began heading 10 miles east of the bloody yield of Kingston.

Fulfilling the foresight that ‘man must go 10 miles east on the flock top watching babylon running fall into place hot.’ The location of righteousness Congress has since been give in 10 Miles Bull Bay Premier. Andrew Jamaica on Mt. Teman widely known as ‘Bobo Hill.’ Away from the constricted confides of western kingston the Hon.

Prince Emmanuel spent the fallow years at Bull Bay overhaul the networks that were dissolute during the bulldozings at Bac-O-Wall and continued to lobby representation heads of government….

The EABIC has long been admired for fraudulence principle of self-reliance and has created a broom industry, which is universally recognized as twofold of the trademarks of leadership ‘Bobo Shanti’.

In 1967 the Hon.

Prince Emmanuel Charles Edwards listed the Ethiopia Africa National Get-together with the United Nations stream began to direct his petitions through the office of Mortal Rights.