tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34798983.post2538943779520359264..comments2022-11-15T08:16:32.056-04:00Comments on MASSASSINATION.: Plaques honour carnival founderMAS ASSASSINhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04350138834023026363noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34798983.post-14179740343460867172008-09-06T18:40:00.000-04:002008-09-06T18:40:00.000-04:00thanks for sharing this bit of history. This is ve...thanks for sharing this bit of history. This is very interesting stuff!GelaTrishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08831642170583585186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34798983.post-6600797195105284562008-08-23T08:15:00.000-04:002008-08-23T08:15:00.000-04:00It's a great shame that Claudia Jones didn't live ...It's a great shame that Claudia Jones didn't live to see Carnival in Notting Hill itself, having died in December 1964 as the result of tuberculosis, from which she'd suffered as a child in Trinidad.<BR/><BR/>I like to remember her by the slogan under which she ran the events: “A people’s art is the genesis of their freedom”.<BR/><BR/>I wrote an article about <A HREF="http://www.nottinghilldiary.com/notting-hill-carnival/4/" REL="nofollow">Claudia and the history Carnival</A> on my blog a few weeks back that might be of interest.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com