... get ready to leave. Rastafarians believe that their ancestors did something to offend Jah (God), which brought them into the exile of slavery in Jamaica. This exile is called Babylon (Hartman 2). Babylon is the Rastafarian term for white political power that has been holding the black race down (2). In the past, the Rastafarians believed that they were being held down by slavery ... try and help bring them out of this ghetto (4). The effort of the Rastas is to remind the blacks of their true heritage, and then help them stand up against Babylon ("The Rastafarian Religion" 1). Symbols he...

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