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Safiya Sinclair On Cutting Herself Free From Rastafari Roots

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A Journey Through Identity and Heritage

This chapter delves into the speaker's emotional experience of cutting their dreadlocks, clashing with their father's Rastafari beliefs. It also contrasts the acknowledgment of enslaved ancestors in Jamaica with the overlooked history of slavery in Charlottesville, examining the complexities of identity and heritage.

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