Back-a-Wall, Rastafari and the Duty to Defend Historical Truth 2 D 🤜🏿🖤🤛🏿🌍

History is not protected by repetition. It is protected by evidence. For many people, my views on the history of Rastafari are uncomfortable because they challenge narratives that have become accepted through repetition rather than continuous examination. That discomfort is understandable. Once a version of history becomes widely circulated, it often acquires the appearance of unquestionable truth. Yet popularity is not proof, and repetition is not evidence. My purpose is neither to attack Rastafari nor to diminish the contribution of any individual. My purpose is to defend the integrity of Rastafari’s history by separating eyewitness testimony from later interpretation, documented fact from assumption, and historical evidence from inherited tradition. I was born and raised in Back-a-Wall, West Kingston. I lived there until I migrated to England—what I often call Babylon HQ. My understanding of Rastafari was not acquired through academic study or second-hand accounts. It was shaped by the people I knew, the places I lived, the conversations I participated in, and the events I witnessed with my own eyes. That lived experience is the foundation of my testimony.