Conclusion
Indeed, from all the research done, the researcher can see that the black power movement and the rastafarian movement in jamaica affected the rastafarian movement in Dominica greatly. It could have been easy for one to confuse the two groups, the Dreads and the Rastafarians, since they were so similar. Infact, they were almost the same group of people, only, with same motives, but different ways of acting on them. Rastas ran away into Zion (a term used for mountains, holiness, spiritualness or everything good) to avoid society, where they were self-sufficient. The Dreads, however, were a more violent and politically oriented group.
According to Mr. Octave Joseph, a member of the Rastafarian society, “Rastafarian is a way of life, not a religion.” Rastafarians did not only involve the worship of 'Jah', but also how they lived in harmony with the earth. Although the Rastas had no evil or harmful intentions, they were still attacked under the law of the Dread Act. Innocent people were killed by the police, simply because they had 'locks'. The Rastafarians faced many trials and tribulations, but they overcame their obstacles by standing for what they believed, and that is why they still exist today.