Dread History:
The African Diaspora,
Ethiopianism, and Rastafari


Art in Rastayard, Jamaica

This photo of a yard in Kingston shows art that depicts the crowning of Haille Selassie as the "King of Kings, Lord of Lords, Conquering Lion of the Tribe of Judah." These are the titles reserved in the Bible for the second coming of Christ.

photograph by Jake Homiak, Smithsonian Institution

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