▁of ▁the ▁peace , ▁and ▁will ful ▁damage ▁to ▁a ▁police ▁rain co at . ▁The ▁rain co at ▁charge ▁was ▁dropped ▁by ▁the ▁judge , ▁but ▁the ▁judge ▁found ▁five ▁of ▁the ▁accused ▁guilty ▁of ▁the ▁remaining ▁charges . ▁ ▁Imp act ▁in ▁J ama ica ▁A ▁Black ▁Power ▁movement ▁arose ▁in ▁J ama ica ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 6 0 s . ▁Though ▁J ama ica ▁had ▁gained ▁independence ▁from ▁the ▁British ▁Empire ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 2 , ▁and ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁Hugh ▁She ar er ▁was ▁black , ▁many ▁cabinet ▁minister s ▁( such ▁as ▁Edward ▁Se aga ) ▁and ▁business ▁el ites ▁were ▁white . ▁Lar ge ▁segments ▁of ▁the ▁black ▁majority ▁population ▁were ▁un emp loy ed ▁or ▁did ▁not ▁ear n ▁a ▁living ▁w age . ▁The ▁J ama ica ▁Labour ▁Party ▁government ▁of ▁Hugh ▁She ar er ▁b anned ▁Black ▁Power ▁literature ▁such ▁as ▁The ▁Aut obi ography ▁of ▁Mal col m ▁X ▁and ▁the ▁works ▁of ▁E ld ridge ▁Cle aver ▁and ▁Sto k ely ▁Car m ich ael . ▁ ▁Gu yan ese ▁academic ▁Walter ▁Rod ney ▁was ▁appointed ▁as ▁a ▁lect urer ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁the ▁West ▁Ind ies ▁in ▁January ▁ 1 9 6 8 , ▁and ▁became ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁main ▁ex ponents ▁of ▁Black ▁Power ▁in ▁J ama ica . ▁When ▁the ▁She ar er ▁government ▁b anned ▁Rod ney ▁from ▁re - ent ering ▁the ▁country , ▁the ▁Rod ney ▁Ri ots ▁broke ▁out .