EN1210 Oct 14: Di Great Insoreckshan
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Poem Title and Language
"Di Great Insohreckshan" written in Jamaican Patois.
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Date of the Insurrection
April 1981.
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Location of the Riot
The ghetto of Brixton.
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Meaning of "Babylan"
The police or governing authorities.
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Provoking Police Operation
Swamp Eighty Wan.
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Rebel Actions
Burning cars, looting, smashing police vans, and building barricades.
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Burned Structure
The George.
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State Counter-Attacks
Plastic bullets and water cannons.
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Core Motivation
To protest against oppression and make the rulers understand.
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Author (LKJ)
Linton Kwesi Johnson.