The Green Bay Massacre
On January 5 1978, the Military Intelligence Unit, a special unit of the Jamaica Defence Force, shot and killed five men at the Green Bay shooting range. In its aftermath, there would be plenty of commentary and debates on what exactly transpired. But wrapped its legacy is the events that came after where the shooting at Green Bay ultimately serve as a vehicle for citizens to be more on edge in the already political charged climate of 1970’s Jamaica.
Additional Knowledge
BOOKS
Demeaned but Empowered: The Social Power of the Urban Poor in Jamaica by Obika Gray
Election, Violence and the Democratic Process in Jamaica, 1944-2007 by Amanda Sives
SEMI-ETHNOGRAPHIC BOOKS
Born Fi' Dead: A Journey Through the Jamaican Posse Underworld by Laurie Gunst
FILMS
Better Mus' Come (2010), directed by Storm Saulter
Blood and Fire: Jamaica’s Political History aired by BBC and hosted by Dr. Robert Beckford
ReMastered: Who Shot the Sheriff? (2018) directed by Kief Davidson
PODCAST
Lest We Forget: Why Bob Marley Beat Up His Manager