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98 years old & the man looks like he’s 70 years old. What a sweet man. I would sit down with him and listen to him all day. He reminds me of my grandfather. Strong, peaceful and peace loving. Beautiful!
I live in England and I did some volunteering at a old home in the summer and there were many old white people there his age who couldn’t walk, talk, shower cook or anything and were completely bed bound. They must eat really good food and drink good water in Jamaica.
This was such a pleasure to listen/watch. Mr Kenneth Brewster’s memory was so sharp; if he hadn’t said he was 98, I’d guess he was about 72. Wish I could’ve met him. Old people are treasures. RIP sir. Just saw that he died in Feb 2018.
He was not a slave. Slavery abolished in Jamaica 1834. Know the history. My father was born in 1876 same year as Bustermantie. My gradfather was born in slavery
@@andycyrusac Point taken you are correct, however, slavery was abolished only in law, in practice it taken much longer to eradicate a system that oppressed.
I would like to see our Jamaican-school system incorporate school-trips to visit our elders to learn our history first-hand.I am confident that everyone will learn something which will have lasting effects on the way we move forward in our own lives. I've discovered at the end of the interview that it was a teacher, Ms. Stewart from Springville All Age School who arranged this meeting. Thank God for all who made it possible!
In Cuba elders like him would be housed free and his job would be at places like Hope Garden where he would be telling his story everyday . This would benefits youths and himself .
Just came across this footage and was moved to tears. I could sit at his foot for hours and listen. Hi strength of character, humbleness, memory and thankfulness. I just love our elders, true historian, so many lived a life so that ours could be different.
As a Jamaican living abroad, I am honored and privilege to hear the first-hand experience of my very own elder-Jamaicans. God bless him. He reminds me of my very own father, Sir Isaac Alexander Robinson of Grange Hill, Westmoreland who still runs his farm at the age of 84. Mr.Brewster's faith in God along with his wisdom for discernment has allowed to make wise choices under the most difficult of unimaginable circumstances.They also call my father, *Pappa-Son* God bless you continuously Mr. Brewster.
We youngJamaicans need to give thanks, My grandmother is a 105 years old she use to walk for hours to reach market we learn a lot from her she blessed to still be with us.
that is what made her live to 105. we're doomed from now going forward cause most of us are seated all day. this is leading to many diseases like cancer, diabetes, etc.
God bless this man. Elders like him part of a generation and history that has sadly been forgotten and neglected but still this history plays so much a role in our lives. Teach the youths dem!
S.M G THAT IS TRUE. HE SHOULD BE TREATED AS A LEGACY OF JAMAICA. AND HIS MIND IS STILL SHARP. ALMOST A CENTURY OLD. FROM NOW AND ON NOT TOO EASY TO REACH THAT AGE UNDER THESE MODERN TIMES OF STRESS FAST LIFE TOO MUCH GOSSIPING . PUSHING AND PULLING . THE WEATHER CHANGE. POLLUTION .ETC. GOD BLESS THIS MAN.
You are more than right he was maybe better off in slavery. Food for the poor in Jamaica should know about him to build him a house and they have Member of Parliament who tell you I am off the island I am in New York look how they kill each others in US and the police can kill them.
What a blessing ... this video brought back memories I grew up in the fifties in the Bahamas .,, this precious man look just like my people ... my grandpa was a slave came on a boat from Africa ... Just to listen to Mr brister give strength your faith in God .... I really enjoy watching Thank u for sharing
I really appreciate this interview. I was very fascinated with the information that in the 1920’s Jamaica 🇯🇲 was still experiencing the effects of slavery. I was sharing that fact with my Caribbean History student. The harsh reality of slavery and it’s cruel tentacles spanned so many generations long after so called Emancipation.
This is definitely a great video. We need to document and protect the elders. They have the road for us. My granny is 96 years old in Jamaica right now and she is still strong as well. Blessed
I WAS FINDING OUT HISTORY OF BEAUTIFUL JAMAICA AND I FOUND THIS ITERESTING MAN. I AM FROM MEXICO AND MY GREETINGS AND CONGRATULATIONS TO THIS BEAUTIFUL MAN. HE SAID. MORE LOVE. WE ARE FROM THE DUST AND IN DUST WE SHALL BECOME IN DUE TIME. THANKS TO BOTH OF THEM FOR SHARING.
Juan Baez I experienced that 1951 storm. Those houses were Sticks and Mud. Wattle n Darb. Hurricane Charley move everything in the East. Saint Thomas. Saint Anne’s . Portions of Kingston and Saint Andrews. I think he is mixing up some things . No Slaves in the 1930’s Servants who live on premises. Have Sundays off. Some never had anywhere to really go so they would just stay on the properties.
Juan Baez . Corn full you up. Clean you out. Etc. I hope young people is listening. Bustamante built the first set of real houses for the people. And did what no politician every did. Board houses. Then concrete houses in Trench Town. From First Streets to Seven Street. Bordered by Central Road. That’s where Bob Marley came to live for a few years.
Mr. B .is a very humble man .I hope God will give him longer life so he can enjoy something in life that he never had .he has been through a lot.he have such good memories for his age. God bless you all one love from Canada.
When the interviewer ask what kept him so long some people would say its the food and the beautiful weather or genetics but this gentleman give all glory to God how wise he is
Hurricane Charlie Aug 12, 1951 - Aug 23, 1951 that hit Jamaica 🇯🇲 these are Jamaica historian in the flesh with great experience thank you for sharing this amazing video
To God be the glory for everytime the interviewer ask what kept him so long he gave all the glory to God. This is a man of Gods own Heart he is so humble humility honourable
I HAVE REPLAYED THIS VIDEO 3 TI M ES AND I ADMIRE HIM . HE STILL HAS A SHARP MIND. NO HUNCH BACK. GOOD MEMORY. THE INTERVIEWER FORGOT KINGSTON. HE HAS HAD A ROUGH LIFE. HE WAS ASKED WHAT DO YOU WANT TO SAY TO THE PEOPLE THAT EVENTUALLY WILL BE WATCHING YOU FROM THE U.S. CANADA AND ALL OVER THE WORLD AND HE RESPONDED. MORE LOVE MORE LOVE UNITY. WISE WORDS. AND HE SAID GOD HAS KEEPUNG ME ALIVE. VERY THANFUL OF GOD.!!
I was thinking about doing something like this, travel all over Jamaica and talking to the elders to understand what they have experienced. This video is awesome and I hope you get the opportunity to continue to record our history as told by those who have live it.
May God bless, provide and continue to bless Kenneth. My Grandfather like this gentle soul was 100 Years on paper when he died but those who knew him said he was much older. This seems to be the story for a lot of Elders in JA. Love is the answer!Tek care!
This interview is so important to us. What a really pleasant elderly gentleman he is in sharing his experiences of growing up on that beautiful island. It's amazing how healthy he looks for age 94. He's not even sitting down. He remembers Hurricane May of 17th August 1951. My mother remembered that day too. At the moment, parts of Jamaica are in turmoil with poverty and violence. I hope that it changes to become a more gentler Jamaica; a Jamaica which was relayed to me by my parents. God bless this elderly gentleman, his family, and the gentleman holding the interview.
Oh Lord he makes me cry, tears 😭 was running down my eyes he's such a humble soul, who doesn't even get to live like how a human being should have lived, he's God's real creation, we don't have too much of these indigenous people anymore, God Bless his soul.
That poor man don't know when he born, to me he look like he is in his early eighty to me, he not even know noting about slavery, he only heard about it.
@@lynnettesimmonds6658 please let’s give this righteous man the benefit of the doubt he know his age . Birth records in his times is much different than now
That’s such a nice man and he has such good manners he offered u a chair to sit good old hospitality u can feel his love and he also talked about it that’s exactly what we need to build a better nation awesome ❤️
God bless this man, he's been through so much. I love to see watch these interviews. Makes me a little sad because I was very young when my grandparents died. Wish I could meet him.
I concur...Jamaican don't produce documentaries about their history and struggles. I envy Black Americans because they tell their story, the good-bad -and the ugly , through books and film.
Cole was so humble talking about burning cold it was a blessing to many people in Springfield to be honest sometimes when our gas finish we could rely on him he ever hardly run out of cold he burn the best cole that you could ever ask for i use to fry chicken and sell I was one of his great customer
@@myislandjamaica Thanks for sharing this Historical Knowledge of Blessings with us brotha. How is he doing to this date? It would nice to know he's still doing well 🙏💯
thank you Kenneth Brewster for recalling & sharing your journey to make us understand our historical experience and responsibilities. We have been forewarned and forarmed by a survivor. We must not allow history to be repeated , we know our enemies and their strategies from Mr Brewster witness. on line .... respect to our resilient elders.
Of all the videos that you show this is the one that takes me away because I love history and this has blown me away to listen to this 98 year old man and how his memory is intact and god bless him and you the camera man and I hope you live a long life keep doing this .
Mr. Gayle: Fabulous idea for you to record our elders receounting our history. More of this needs to be done for our record archives. Just a shame that you did not position the recorder closer to him...he is soft spoken and it is very difficult to hear his recount of events. Although you try to repeat his reponses, this tends to distract.But still...well done
This is how you know today’s youths or people are so lost how and why would anyone have a reason to not like this video this video right here and this man right here is like a national treasure to me these are the people we should really be going out our way to help in what ever way they need people like this went through it and survived to tell the story and to cry about about how this generation don’t even understand what the ancestors had to go through yet now we’re thinking we have life hard
Every thing about this man is organic, true kingstonion, true Jamaican good in sight on God, food, fashion, praying, today's generation of unruly behaviour,bad manners love this ELDER GWAAN brother Ken more love to God be the glory
He is 101 now, very powerful! I love how he remembers every history of JA in details. How can we support this elder? We have many like him in our midst.
Mr. Brewster tragically died in a fire in February, 2018. The Jamaica Observer has a story about this. jamaicaobserver.com/latestnews/99-year-old_man_dies_in_fire?profile=1228
First off slavery ended in the 1830s. The Morant Rebellion took place in 1865 and was a protest started by Rev Paul Bogle because of poverty, high taxes, poor living conditions and high taxes. The problems were worsened by a flood.. My dad was born in 1914, 12 years before him, and had no experience with any slaves. Not even my grand parents who were born in the late 1800s had any slave experiebce. His experience is when Jamaica was under British rule and people were fighting for better working conditions for people who worked in the cane fields. This started the Trade Union movement which eventually fought for self rule and towards independence. He seems to be a nice man and is doing very good for his age. May God continue to bless him.
This legendary of a MAN from what he's trying His best to educate us with from what I can gather seems to be at least 120 years old. Would you agree.? Complete Respect to my forefather's to the end if time!
I like this very much it reminds me of my grandfather, My grandfather went to world war one 1914 and he told me lots of stories about back in the day......Bless up Mr Brewster
Mr. Brewster may God continue to protect and keep you comfortable. I born in the '50s and do remember getting books pencil lunch at school and my mother making sheets with flour bags. Thanks for real history information
this interview reminds me of my grandmother when she was alive. She was a great story teller and i am glad i use to always worry her to tell me stories of the past even when others think i was been too bothersome to her. That was in the 80s to early 90s and i was just a preteen between 12 to 15 years, but even then i could see the significance of getting hold of such history. My grandmother was born in 1905 and she died in 1991 at age 86.she was the mother of my mom. up until her last few weeks, she was strong in will, had a powerful memory and a very robust voice. she however could not walk very well because of a stroke that took away her mobile skills in her left side a long time ago before i was born so i grow up knowing her walking with a stick. as she ages she also started to have poor eye sight because of glaucoma. to share her stories with us would always light her up with a warm feeling, but of all her 9 grandchildren (all brothers and sisters) i was the only one always asking to hear these stories but everyone would gather round to hear them. and to this day i am still the only one that keep them sacred. my dads mother is still alive, she will be 91 this year. she did raised me when i was a child and from her i learned the skills of life, but she was not the one to sit and have conversations with children. she was a skinny little strict christian woman who rules with the power of the whip and i learn to fear and love her at the same time. she now lives in New York and i also lives in New York but sadly when i go to visit her she doesn't speak much of the past and she gets tired easily when she talk too long, so not history from her to be had. but i learned a treasure trove of skills and life lessons growing up with her as a child between ages 6 to 12.
I always use to think why did Jamaica fight for independence for them to be killing each other put now I see why we have a long a history of being abused we thank God for is life God kept him alive for a reason
The elder telling the story of his life remind me of growing up in Dominica, remind me of my mother's uncle living in a thatch roof house telling the similar story the flour bag clothes and all bring back memories thank for the history lesson man great similarities.
I tell you the world was built on black blood. England, the US and other great nations. My God, to hear the story of Mr Brewster. He reminds me of the stories my great great grandmother use to tell me. She died in 2005 born in 1890s . It’s best to write these experiences down . To God be the Glory.
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98 years old & the man looks like he’s 70 years old. What a sweet man. I would sit down with him and listen to him all day. He reminds me of my grandfather. Strong, peaceful and peace loving. Beautiful!
Blessings Mr Brewster beautiful god bless you
Woooooow 💞👍👍👍
Sandra Burchell ,3.g
I live in England and I did some volunteering at a old home in the summer and there were many old white people there his age who couldn’t walk, talk, shower cook or anything and were completely bed bound. They must eat really good food and drink good water in Jamaica.
His mind still great focus very very well God ever bless him remind me of my father brain so good
Anyone watching in 2020? So good hearing my history.
It's a blessing hearing his life stories. Jamaicans should treasure the ancestors and story tellers.
yes Friday, 8/5/2014:48
Blessings truly educational and emotional. Peace & love.
Oh yes I watching. So humble.
Watching in quarantine
This was such a pleasure to listen/watch. Mr Kenneth Brewster’s memory was so sharp; if he hadn’t said he was 98, I’d guess he was about 72. Wish I could’ve met him. Old people are treasures.
RIP sir. Just saw that he died in Feb 2018.
Oh really so sad.. RIP Sir Brewster.. Im glad he make this video.. This is his legacy he left behind. It's my pleasure to hear his story.
Karyn you are correct, Mr. Brewster was a treasure 🦋
Wow, thank you for sharing his transition date. I would have loved to meet him and learn more. May he rest in power.
I was fortunate to know my grandmother born 1900s, slavery was still alive. Jamaica's need to document their history before it's lost for ever.
He was not a slave. Slavery abolished in Jamaica 1834. Know the history.
My father was born in 1876 same year as Bustermantie. My gradfather was born in slavery
@@andycyrusac
Point taken you are correct, however, slavery was abolished only in law, in practice it taken much longer to eradicate a system that oppressed.
@@andycyrusac Indentured servitude it was called.
School 🚸 and the world 🗺 in
I would like to see our Jamaican-school system incorporate school-trips to visit our elders to learn our history first-hand.I am confident that everyone will learn something which will have lasting effects on the way we move forward in our own lives.
I've discovered at the end of the interview that it was a teacher, Ms. Stewart from Springville All Age School who arranged this meeting. Thank God for all who made it possible!
Merlene Cover
Hello Grange Hillites, respect from the Bacchas family
In Cuba elders like him would be housed free and his job would be at places like Hope Garden where he would be telling his story everyday .
This would benefits youths and himself .
i am a student who loves your idea #St.Peter Claver Primary and Infant School
that would be very historic,,,,,,i would start a business with people who are serious about jamaica
I agree. Blessings
They might try to hide history, but it find away to surface, this man has a good memory, full of wisdom, blessing from God.
Just came across this footage and was moved to tears. I could sit at his foot for hours and listen. Hi strength of character, humbleness, memory and thankfulness. I just love our elders, true historian, so many lived a life so that ours could be different.
As a Jamaican living abroad, I am honored and privilege to hear the first-hand experience of my very own elder-Jamaicans. God bless him. He reminds me of my very own father, Sir Isaac Alexander Robinson of Grange Hill, Westmoreland who still runs his farm at the age of 84. Mr.Brewster's faith in God along with his wisdom for discernment has allowed to make wise choices under the most difficult of unimaginable circumstances.They also call my father, *Pappa-Son* God bless you continuously Mr. Brewster.
We youngJamaicans need to give thanks, My grandmother is a 105 years old she use to walk for hours to reach market we learn a lot from her she blessed to still be with us.
Sandra Johnson
Ooh yeah. The elders did a lot of walking in those days. Some still do today. God bless them.
💞👍🇯🇲✌️
that is what made her live to 105. we're doomed from now going forward cause most of us are seated all day. this is leading to many diseases like cancer, diabetes, etc.
Talk Mommy, our Elders our the Key to unlock the past door. Must Big dem up
Gratitude is a must.🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾
Bless his heart.So humble.These are ppl who paved the way for us.
God bless this man. Elders like him part of a generation and history that has sadly been forgotten and neglected but still this history plays so much a role in our lives. Teach the youths dem!
Mr Brewster, Thank you so much for this insight. We honour you xxx
this man should not be living like this he his part of our heritage/history this man should be honour as a slave he is a hero
S.M G
THAT IS TRUE.
HE SHOULD BE TREATED AS A LEGACY OF JAMAICA.
AND HIS MIND IS STILL SHARP.
ALMOST A CENTURY OLD.
FROM NOW AND ON NOT TOO EASY TO REACH THAT AGE UNDER THESE MODERN TIMES OF STRESS FAST LIFE TOO MUCH GOSSIPING .
PUSHING AND PULLING .
THE WEATHER CHANGE.
POLLUTION .ETC.
GOD BLESS THIS MAN.
real hero for us
yesss that's wat i'm saying the head of government should be takeing care of him why can't they see that his 98yrs old come on
If was a hurricane i was very. Young child we coukd not drink the water
You are more than right he was maybe better off in slavery. Food for the poor in Jamaica should know about him to build him a house and they have Member of Parliament who tell you I am off the island I am in New York look how they kill each others in US and the police can kill them.
What a blessing ... this video brought back memories I grew up in the fifties in the Bahamas .,, this precious man look just like my people ... my grandpa was a slave came on a boat from Africa ... Just to listen to Mr brister give strength your faith in God .... I really enjoy watching
Thank u for sharing
I really appreciate this interview. I was very fascinated with the information that in the 1920’s Jamaica 🇯🇲 was still experiencing the effects of slavery. I was sharing that fact with my Caribbean History student. The harsh reality of slavery and it’s cruel tentacles spanned so many generations long after so called Emancipation.
This is definitely a great video. We need to document and protect the elders. They have the road for us. My granny is 96 years old in Jamaica right now and she is still strong as well. Blessed
In j.a our lie expectancy is over 100
I WAS FINDING OUT HISTORY OF BEAUTIFUL JAMAICA AND I FOUND THIS ITERESTING MAN.
I AM FROM MEXICO AND MY GREETINGS AND CONGRATULATIONS TO THIS BEAUTIFUL MAN.
HE SAID. MORE LOVE.
WE ARE FROM THE DUST AND IN DUST WE SHALL BECOME IN DUE TIME.
THANKS TO BOTH OF THEM FOR SHARING.
B
GOVERMENT OF JAMAICA.
DO SOMETHING FOR THIS HUMBLE AND NOBLE MAN.
Juan Baez Why you don’t help him? and stop ask governments to do it.
Jermaine BRADFORD you don’t know Jamaica’s true history, look into it
I thought they said he had died
Juan Baez I experienced that 1951 storm. Those houses were Sticks and Mud. Wattle n Darb. Hurricane Charley move everything in the East. Saint Thomas. Saint Anne’s . Portions of Kingston and Saint Andrews. I think he is mixing up some things . No Slaves in the 1930’s Servants who live on premises. Have Sundays off. Some never had anywhere to really go so they would just stay on the properties.
Juan Baez . Corn full you up. Clean you out. Etc. I hope young people is listening. Bustamante built the first set of real houses for the people. And did what no politician every did. Board houses. Then concrete houses in Trench Town. From First Streets to Seven Street. Bordered by Central Road. That’s where Bob Marley came to live for a few years.
Such a gentleman , he offers his guest a chair . Wow his memory is so sharp and he looks so young
The people in the community should come together n fix up his place so him can live out the rest of his time comfortably
I'm teary Nicole because I honestly dont think someone especially so old should live like this😔😩
The government should re compensate him for the loss that he has gone through in his life.
Blessing's to Mr Brucester he look so good and young 😍 long life sir.
P
Mr. B .is a very humble man .I hope God will give him longer life so he can enjoy something in life that he never had .he has been through a lot.he have such good memories for his age.
God bless you all one love from
Canada.
This is Amazing. ..Great post...This man is my Family...
Thank you Sir for sharing your life story. May the good Lord continues to Bless and keep you.
Thank you for finding and pursuing this conversation with a cultural historian. 💫
When the interviewer ask what kept him so long some people would say its the food and the beautiful weather or genetics but this gentleman give all glory to God how wise he is
Hurricane Charlie
Aug 12, 1951 - Aug 23, 1951 that hit Jamaica 🇯🇲 these are Jamaica historian in the flesh with great experience thank you for sharing this amazing video
To God be the glory for everytime the interviewer ask what kept him so long he gave all the glory to God. This is a man of Gods own Heart he is so humble humility honourable
I HAVE REPLAYED THIS VIDEO 3 TI M ES AND I ADMIRE HIM .
HE STILL HAS A SHARP MIND.
NO HUNCH BACK.
GOOD MEMORY.
THE INTERVIEWER FORGOT KINGSTON.
HE HAS HAD A ROUGH LIFE.
HE WAS ASKED WHAT DO YOU WANT TO SAY TO THE PEOPLE THAT EVENTUALLY WILL BE WATCHING YOU FROM THE U.S. CANADA AND ALL OVER THE WORLD AND HE RESPONDED.
MORE LOVE MORE LOVE UNITY.
WISE WORDS.
AND HE SAID GOD HAS KEEPUNG ME ALIVE.
VERY THANFUL OF GOD.!!
This man at this time headspace good, very wellspoken aswell. There are so much to Jamaica
I really enjoyed the knowledge of this man, thanks for sharing this interview....bless up.
A. Bernard
Wonder if we are related? My Bernard family are from Beacon.
God bless you papa.God is good.be dtomg brother eat and drink and be contented.you bless my.spirit.make it to heaven brother.
Keep strong i mean.
Can somebody who how we can help this mine. You don't have to burn no more wood to get food thank you
Please please help somebody out there can help God will restore your blessing back
This man's history put him over 100 years old. That is amazing. His memory is very good.
I agree....
I agree
All his faculties and long memories, God bless
Love this interview. Love listening from elders. Beats any historical book. Hearing it from the horses mouth
Nuff love respect bleeding Honor to this great man, this let me get emotional. Jah know
I was thinking about doing something like this, travel all over Jamaica and talking to the elders to understand what they have experienced. This video is awesome and I hope you get the opportunity to continue to record our history as told by those who have live it.
May God bless, provide and continue to bless Kenneth. My Grandfather like this gentle soul was 100 Years on paper when he died but those who knew him said he was much older. This seems to be the story for a lot of Elders in JA. Love is the answer!Tek care!
Such a wonderful man. Historian with a sharp memory. True Jamaican survivor and hero. Govt should do something for him.
Thanks for doing this work sir. Thank you so much. Much love to this gentleman
Thanks so much. I watch this with my 94 year old Jamaican father. And there are a lot of “yes man”!
Live it
Hot damn 🔥 ...did y'all see how fast he grabbed them chairs for his guest (at 98 years)....."what a man..
what a man....what a mighty good man"
Indeed!
@@myislandjamaica This old man is so strong it is a pleasure listening to him
I was wondering if he is still alive
Cameraman God bless you
@@sadiemcclune8354 the 98 years old man stand up all through the interviews God is good
This interview is so important to us. What a really pleasant elderly gentleman he is in sharing his experiences of growing up on that beautiful island. It's amazing how healthy he looks for age 94. He's not even sitting down. He remembers Hurricane May of 17th August 1951. My mother remembered that day too. At the moment, parts of Jamaica are in turmoil with poverty and violence. I hope that it changes to become a more gentler Jamaica; a Jamaica which was relayed to me by my parents. God bless this elderly gentleman, his family, and the gentleman holding the interview.
Oh Lord he makes me cry, tears 😭 was running down my eyes he's such a humble soul, who doesn't even get to live like how a human being should have lived, he's God's real creation, we don't have too much of these indigenous people anymore, God Bless his soul.
That poor man don't know when he born, to me he look like he is in his early eighty to me, he not even know noting about slavery, he only heard about it.
@@lynnettesimmonds6658 please let’s give this righteous man the benefit of the doubt he know his age . Birth records in his times is much different than now
What a sweet spirit. I love how humble and gracious he is. Yet he is totally confident. I love it. My grandmother is from St. Elizabeth as well.
The walk to his house brought back memories of my childhood.
That’s such a nice man and he has such good manners he offered u a chair to sit good old hospitality u can feel his love and he also talked about it that’s exactly what we need to build a better nation awesome ❤️
I am so thankful, that Mr Brewster live long enough to share his /our history with the world.
Yah bless him 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾
Awesome interview! Thank you for sharing Mr. Brewster with us! I'm inspired. He seems so sharp and looks like 60 or 70!
Lorna Blake omg! You said the same thing i said about his age. He looks 60/70! God bless him
Lorna Blake look at his skin! No wrinkles! Look at his hands!
God bless this man, he's been through so much. I love to see watch these interviews. Makes me a little sad because I was very young when my grandparents died. Wish I could meet him.
I appreciate this so much. I love these stories.
Thanks for this informative interview of Mr. Brewster. He is mentally sharp and focused. Great information on Jamaica history.
U r welcome
I love this history of the old times of Jamaica oh my GOD...what strength he have he can live to tell us that we may know...Blessings to him...
We need a lot more of these documentary so we don't forget where you're coming from and the struggles that we've been through
I concur...Jamaican don't produce documentaries about their history and struggles. I envy Black Americans because they tell their story, the good-bad -and the ugly , through books and film.
I really love this footage.......It really gives you a insight into the history of Jamaica.
Cole was so humble talking about burning cold it was a blessing to many people in Springfield to be honest sometimes when our gas finish we could rely on him he ever hardly run out of cold he burn the best cole that you could ever ask for i use to fry chicken and sell I was one of his great customer
No doubt!
God bless this Gentleman with health and strength. He has lots of knowledge of the History of the past..
May God continue to guide his path
Www
People are still watching your video! I hope that great man is still alive! Watching from Indianapolis Indiana.
What a mild mannered man. He is amazing and gracious. God bless him.
Indeed
@@myislandjamaica Thanks for sharing this Historical Knowledge of Blessings with us brotha.
How is he doing to this date? It would nice to know he's still doing well 🙏💯
God bless this man. I hope if he's still alive I hope he has comfortable living conditions & is content. Thank you for your interview!
thank you Kenneth Brewster for recalling & sharing your journey to make us understand our historical experience and responsibilities. We have been forewarned and forarmed by a survivor. We must not allow history to be repeated , we know our enemies and their strategies from Mr Brewster witness. on line .... respect to our resilient elders.
Of all the videos that you show this is the one that takes me away because I love history and this has blown me away to listen to this 98 year old man and how his memory is intact and god bless him and you the camera man and I hope you live a long life keep doing this .
Mr. Gayle: Fabulous idea for you to record our elders receounting our history. More of this needs to be done for our record archives. Just a shame that you did not position the recorder closer to him...he is soft spoken and it is very difficult to hear his recount of events. Although you try to repeat his reponses, this tends to distract.But still...well done
Janet White
I enjoyed this interview so much I could spend the day with this manhe is amazing blessings
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105 years old and standing up. picking up chairs. and remembering the 1920s like it was yesterday.
jamaican people we just built DIFFERENT! lol
Black people period
Well spoken young man at 98 years.
This is how you know today’s youths or people are so lost how and why would anyone have a reason to not like this video this video right here and this man right here is like a national treasure to me these are the people we should really be going out our way to help in what ever way they need people like this went through it and survived to tell the story and to cry about about how this generation don’t even understand what the ancestors had to go through yet now we’re thinking we have life hard
Love this interview. I learned alot.
He never give up!! He trust God!! Thank You MR Brewster!! God bless you!!
This is so heartwarming,wish we have more story from our elders.
98 years old and he's still sharp. Nice interview with a very nice man.
Cbaby just imagine living alone up that hill at his age. If he get sick. Or had an accident . Oh God. Such is life
Every thing about this man is organic, true kingstonion, true Jamaican good in sight on God, food, fashion, praying, today's generation of unruly behaviour,bad manners love this ELDER GWAAN brother Ken more love to God be the glory
He is 101 now, very powerful! I love how he remembers every history of JA in details. How can we support this elder? We have many like him in our midst.
He passed, sorry
How did/when did he pass?
Mr. Brewster tragically died in a fire in February, 2018. The Jamaica Observer has a story about this. jamaicaobserver.com/latestnews/99-year-old_man_dies_in_fire?profile=1228
@@myislandjamaica ahhh. Me heart broken in pieces bout tis news
Am sooo privileged to come across this video, I subscribe same time,, Great work Bro
Beautiful my mom was 6 years old then . I get to see how she might have grew up...
Amazing. Thanks for this documentary 🇯🇲🇯🇲💕💕💕
Glad you enjoyed it
I feel tears listening how political leaders treated our people...
Thanks for doing this interview.
Mr brewster, I salute u sir. More love, more unity. God bless you sir. 💯❤️🌞
First off slavery ended in the 1830s. The Morant Rebellion took place in 1865 and was a protest started by Rev Paul Bogle because of poverty, high taxes, poor living conditions and high taxes. The problems were worsened by a flood..
My dad was born in 1914, 12 years before him, and had no experience with any slaves. Not even my grand parents who were born in the late 1800s had any slave experiebce.
His experience is when Jamaica was under British rule and people were fighting for better working conditions for people who worked in the cane fields.
This started the Trade Union movement which eventually fought for self rule and towards independence.
He seems to be a nice man and is doing very good for his age. May God continue to bless him.
Such a sweet gentleman .may God bless him and sustain him
Thank you for the message
BIG UP to our Elders / Ancestors ✊🏽✊🏽 Much Respect 🖤
Very informative thank you both
What blessing, thanks to everyone.
Omg,productionzone happy to hear that means we are related,link mi then
I love your channel brogad it is very much informative for me....thanks alot
Thank for the grate work and we would love for the man get some help
This legendary of a MAN from what he's trying His best to educate us with from what I can gather seems to be at least 120 years old. Would you agree.? Complete Respect to my forefather's to the end if time!
indeed
Wonderful man and wise and compassionate to others
Good interview, he has amazing memory at his age.May God bless you sir.
I like this very much it reminds me of my grandfather, My grandfather went to world war one 1914 and he told me lots of stories about back in the day......Bless up Mr Brewster
thanks for this interview,it thought me a lot,by the way my grandfather is from spring field
Mr. Brewster may God continue to protect and keep you comfortable. I born in the '50s and do remember getting books pencil lunch at school and my mother making sheets with flour bags. Thanks for real history information
this interview reminds me of my grandmother when she was alive. She was a great story teller and i am glad i use to always worry her to tell me stories of the past even when others think i was been too bothersome to her. That was in the 80s to early 90s and i was just a preteen between 12 to 15 years, but even then i could see the significance of getting hold of such history. My grandmother was born in 1905 and she died in 1991 at age 86.she was the mother of my mom. up until her last few weeks, she was strong in will, had a powerful memory and a very robust voice. she however could not walk very well because of a stroke that took away her mobile skills in her left side a long time ago before i was born so i grow up knowing her walking with a stick. as she ages she also started to have poor eye sight because of glaucoma. to share her stories with us would always light her up with a warm feeling, but of all her 9 grandchildren (all brothers and sisters) i was the only one always asking to hear these stories but everyone would gather round to hear them. and to this day i am still the only one that keep them sacred. my dads mother is still alive, she will be 91 this year. she did raised me when i was a child and from her i learned the skills of life, but she was not the one to sit and have conversations with children. she was a skinny little strict christian woman who rules with the power of the whip and i learn to fear and love her at the same time. she now lives in New York and i also lives in New York but sadly when i go to visit her she doesn't speak much of the past and she gets tired easily when she talk too long, so not history from her to be had. but i learned a treasure trove of skills and life lessons growing up with her as a child between ages 6 to 12.
I always use to think why did Jamaica fight for independence for them to be killing each other put now I see why we have a long a history of being abused we thank God for is life God kept him alive for a reason
I liked this interview with one of the living elder in Jamaica, learn a lot about Jamaica from a person who lived it. Awesome!
The elder telling the story of his life remind me of growing up in Dominica, remind me of my mother's uncle living in a thatch roof house telling the similar story the flour bag clothes and all bring back memories thank for the history lesson man great similarities.
God bless him he his so great to make that awesome interview it was very good god bless him for the story he gave God bless him always thanks
I tell you the world was built on black blood. England, the US and other great nations. My God, to hear the story of Mr Brewster. He reminds me of the stories my great great grandmother use to tell me. She died in 2005 born in 1890s . It’s best to write these experiences down . To God be the Glory.
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Good story I like how u went deep to get this historical hearing good to knw about the past of true Jamaicans.
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Love this thank you.🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿
God bless you and I wish the people of today could be as disciple as this hero nuff respect