History & Chronology of Rastafari

The Leonard Percival Howell Time-line


1887- AUGUST 17 BIRTH OF MARCUS GARVEY, ST ANN BAY JAMAICA

1889- SEPTEMBER 15 BIRTH OF CLAUDE MCKAY A PROMINENT JAMAICAN IN THE HARLEM RENAISSANCE

1898- JUNE 16 BIRTH OF LEONARD PERCIVAL HOWELL AT MAY CRAWLE, CLARENDON JAMAICA

1913- OCTOBER 10 OPENING OF THE PANAMA CANAL

1914- WORLD WAR ONE

1915 OCTOBER: LP HOWELL WITNESSED THE MURDER OF HIS NEIGHBOR RODNEY BY HER COMMON LAW HUSBAND. HIS PARENTS REFUSED TO LET HIM TESTIFY. HE IS SENT OVERSEAS HOWELL LEAVES FOR PANAMA ABOARD A BANANA BOAT

1917 APRIL 6, USA ENTERS THE WAR ON THE SIDE OF THE ALLIES

1918 LP HOWELL EMBARKS AS A COOK ON THE US MARINE TRANSPORT

OCTOBER 28, HIS FIRST VOYAGE TO NY ABOARD THE SS METAPAN

1920 SS LOGAN: SAN-FRANCISCO, MURMANSK, ARKHANGELSK, VLADIVOSTOK, MANILA, TRIESTE, NAPLES, NY

GANDHI DEVELOPS THE CONCEPT OF NON COOPERATION LARGELY
SUPPORTER BY THE BLACK HARLEM POPULATION

1922 LP HOWELL MARRIES MYRA WILSON FROM PANAMA AND OF JAMAICAN ORIGIN.

1923 JUNE LP HOWELL QUITS THE MERCHANT MARINES
JUNE 18, MARCUS GARVEY IS IMPRISONED

1924 MAY 19, LP HOWELL APPLIES FR US CITIZENSHIP

1925 JANUARY 25, MYRA HOWELL ARRIVES IN NY.

1927 NOVEMBER 9, MARCUS GARVEY IS DEPORTED TO JAMAICA FROM PRISON

1928 LP HOWELL OPENS A TEA ROOM IN HARLEM

1929 AUGUST GREAT DEPRESSION BEGINS IN USA

OCTOBER MARCUS GARVEY IS ELECTED A COUNCILLOR IN MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS KINGSTON ST. ANDREW CORPORATION

OCTOBER WALL STREET CRASH OF 1929 ALSO KNOWN AS BLACK TUESDAY AND THE STOCK MARKET CRASH OF 1929

1930 NOVEMBER 2, CORONATIONS OF RAS TAFARI AND QUEEN MENEN

1932 NOVEMBER 18, LP HOWELL RETURNS TO JAMAICA AFTER HIS US CITIZENSHIP IS DENIED
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1933 JANUARY TO LP HOWELL AT ST THOMAS ON THE PLANTATIONS WITH HIS MESSAGE

JULY 1934 OF RAS TAFARI AS THE CHRIST RETURNED

1934 13-15 MARCH LP HOWELL AND BRO HINES AND MANY BRETHREN ON TRIAL FOR SEDITION IN ST THOMAS SENT TO JAIL FOR 2 YRS HARD LABOR

23 MARCH LP HOWELL REC’D ALLEGED SEDITIOUS LITERATURE FROM GEORGE PADMORE

AUGUST MARCUS GARVEY CONVENES A UNIA CONVENTION IN KINGSTON

1935 OCTOBER MUSSOLINI INVADES ETHIOPIA
APRIL GARVEY LEAVE JAMAICA FOR ENGLAND

1936 JUNE 20, FOUNDATION OF THE KINGS UNION . LP HOWELL MARRIES TENETH BENT

1937 JANUARY 11, POLICE RAID ON RASTAFARI AT ST THOMAS MANY BRETHEREN ARRESTED

OCTOBER 22, LP HOWELL ARRESTED AFTER AN ALTERCATION WITH A POLITICIAN

1938 JANUARY SERGE ISLAND REBELLION AND POLITICAL REVOLUTION IN JAMAICA

FEBRUARY 15 – LP HOWELL LOCKED UP AT BELLEVUE
DECEMBER 20 RELEASE


1939 APRIL 4, CREATION OF THE ETHIOPIAN SALVATION SOCIETY
APRIL: CREATION OF PINNACLE

1940 DECEMBER ST CATHERINE PARISH COUNCIL AND HEALTH DEPARTMENT USE THE POOR HEALTH OF EX SLAVES UNDER THE GUISE OF AN EPIDEMIC AT PINNACLE AS REASON TO HARASS RASTAFARI AT THE CAMP

1941 JULY 14, FIRST RAID AT PINNACLE 72 MEMBERS ARRESTED

JULY 24, LP HOWEL IS ARRESTED AND SENTENCED TO 2 YEARS IN PRISON

1943 APRIL LP HOWELL RETURNS TO PINNACLE FROM PRISON
DECEMBER 23 DEATH OF MRS. TENETH BENT HOWELL. LEONARD HOWELL IS ACCUSED AND ARRESTED

1944 APRIL 6, LP HOWELL FREED OF ALL CHARGES

1945 FEBRUARY 6, BIRTH OF BOB MARLEY
OCTOBER 12, ALBERT CHANG DIES. WILL ORDERS THEIR EXPULSION FROM PINNACLE.

1947 FOUNDATION OF COUNT OSSIE AND MYSTIC REVELATION OF RASTAFARI

1948 JANUARY 8, LP HOWELL ARRESTED AND SENTENCED TO 6 MONTHS IN PRISON.

1951 JANUARY 18, LP HOWELL IS ARRESTED FOR GANGA AND SENTENCED TO 2 YEARS IN PRISON

1954 APRIL LP HOWELL IS ARRESTED FOR THE ILLEGAL PRACTICE OF MEDICINE
MAY LP HOWELL TWO ADOLESCENT SONS ARRESTED UNDER FALSE PRETENSES
MAY 27, BIG GANGA RAID AT PINNACLE MANY ARRESTED AND PROPERTY SEIZED

1957 BOB MARLEY ARRIVES IN TRENCH TOWN AT AGE 12

1958 BIG RAID AT PINNACLE THE VILLAGE N HOUSES WERE BURNT TO THE
GROUND. MEMBERS MOVED TO THE SURROUDING HILLS OF PINNACLE.

1959 CLAUDIUS HENRY A POPULAR BACK TO AFRICA LEADER IS ARRESTED FOR
THE POSSESSION OF ARMS.

NOVEMBER LP HOWELL PERSECUTED AND ARRESTED FOR GANGA

1960 JUNE LP HOWELL ARRESTED FOR GANGA AT TREDEGAR PARK

LP HOWELL IS INTERNED AT BELLEVUE

* UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES STUDY RASTAFARI AT THE REQUEST OF
MORTIMER PLANNO*

1961 MISSION TO ETHIOPIA BRO DOULAS MAC, BRO FILMORE ALAVARANA AND
MORTIMER PLANNO

1962 INDEPENDENCE IN JAMAICA. BUSTAMANTE IS THE FIRST PRIME MINISTER.

1963 CORAL GARDENS MASSACRE OF RASTAFARI IN JAMAICA ON THE ORDERS OF PRIME MINISTER ALEXANDER BUSTAMANTE BRING THEM IN DEAD OR ALIVE OR CARRY THEM TO BOGUE CEMETERY FAMOUS QUOTE

1966 VISIT OF EMPEROR HAILE SELASSIE I TO JAMAICA

BACK O’ WALL RAZED APPROXIMATELY 4 MONTHS AFTER THE EMPEROR’S
VISIT.

1972 ELECTION OF PRIME MINISTER MICHAEL MANLEY A SOCIALIST

1975 AUGUST 27 TRANSITION OF THE EMPEROR HAILE SELASSIE I

1978 MARCH LP HOWELL ARRESTED FOR GANGA

1979 MAY GUNMEN TERRORIZE RASTAS AT PINNACLE

1980 MICHAEL MANLEY IS REPLACED BY EDWARD SEAGA AS PRIME MINISTER

CIA ACTIVE IN JAMAICA.

ATTEMPTED ASSASSINATION OF LP HOWELL AT PINNACLE BY FOUR MEN
GRAVELY BATTERED AND WOUNDED SLASHED IN BOTH PALMS..

LP HOWELL RECUPERATES AT THE SHERATON CARED FOR BY HIS
SECRETARY GERTRUDE CAMPBELL AND HER GRANDDAUGHTER LOVE.

1981 MARCH TRANSITION OF LP HOWELL
MAY TRANSITION OF BOB MARLEY
1983 PROF ROBERT HILL WRITES THE FIRST ARTICLE ABOUT LP HOWELL IN THE JAMAICA JOURNAL


*FOR A COMPLETE TIMELINE You may contact the Leonard Howell Foundation at info@lphfoundation.org *

 

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