Howell's Doctrine of Rastafari
Though imprisoned for it, Howell published his doctrine with the title The Promise Key under the pen name G.G. Maragh. Some of the themes were later discarded in the movement, but the main ones in this book included:
- hatred for the White race
- the complete superiority of the Black race
- revenge on Whites for their wickedness
- the negation, persecution, and humiliation of the government and legal bodies of Jamaica
- preparation to go back to Africa and
- acknowledging Emperor Haile Selassie as the Supreme Being and only ruler of Black people.
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