Development of the Rastafarian Movement
Desmond Trotter's trial represented the split in the movement of black power thought. M.N.D. and its organ ‘Twavay’ were more effective in pointing out problems and agitating, as opposed to identifying long-term goals, solutions, or building a sustainable movement. Many of the academics drifted in and out of the country, between university study breaks and foreign lectures therefore leadership was a problem (Christian).
The frustrated black thought adherents had then split into three paths. One of which chose cultural resistance to babylon* via Rastafarianism or Dreadism.
Though "dread" as a term is associated with pejorative establishment designation, it was to become commonly accepted to describe those who accepted some tenets of rastafarianism as practiced in Jamaica (Christian). It was a common misconception that the dreads were the same as the Rastafarians but that is not the case. The difference between the dread and the rasta is that the dread would resist arrest by 'babylon' violently, while the rasta would not.
Overall, the dreads felt that contemporary Dominican society had failed them. Yet, they did not seek to engage in organizing the masses, issuing a program or printing pamphlets as the M.N.D had done. Instead, they resulted in escaping into the hills, to detach themselves from society. This was the beginning of the development of the Rastafarian Movement in Dominica. From 'Dreads', to true Rastas.