this is a documentary about the last of the Jamaican Germans in the isolated mountains of Jamaica who live in a small village that was almost 100 percent German up until the mid 20th century. link- http://youtu.be/LY2vGtlSoZA it is said they are descended of indentured servants from germany who were used to replace the former african slave populace. does anyone know anything about these people?
I noticed their numbers were dwindling due to interracial marriage. If I was marrying another race* I would at least adopt a white baby. Similarly, my wife could get inseminated by someone of her same race. That way our family could have two children from each of our respective races, without any troublesome interracial mixing. *(I do not think I would ever do this ) That video in the original post seemed like it was suggesting that the germans were as poor as the rest of the black jamaicans. As can be seen in this video, that is certainly not the case: [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gJiaGKhRqGM&feature=fvwrel"]Seaford Town - The German Jamaican Town - YouTube[/ame]
i do not recall anyone ever saying they were as poor or less poor or richer. it simply staed they have faced economic hardship on the island and that is the case. the majority of them are poor and middle class.
