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of their own stories or heritage.
They had no pride in their own
customs. During the 1970s, Miss
Lou had started to make television
appearances. She decided that this
was a good time and way to start
proudly displaying Jamaican heritage.
She continued to speak in Patois, but practice of oral storytelling.
she also started to dress herself in Her strategy was working. In the
the traditional Jamaican clothing, 1970's Jamaica was going through
which is the Bandana. She would a cultural shift, and her influence
perform her poems and skits which helped Jamaicans get a better grasp
were all lively and entertaining and of their identity. Miss Lou was also
she tried very hard to revive the working with the government to
