Checking Out Me History - John Agard

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Across
  1. 1. A form of English used in the poem to reflect Caribbean identity
  2. 2. The act of rejecting an imposed version of the past
  3. 5. L’Ouverture A revolutionary leader who led a successful slave uprising in Haiti
  4. 7. history The spoken tradition of passing stories down through generations
  5. 8. A key theme linked to personal and cultural self‑understanding
  6. 9. spelling A technique where spelling and grammar are deliberately non‑standard
  7. 11. The message that history should include multiple voices, not just one
Down
  1. 1. Columbus A famous European explorer presented critically in the poem
  2. 3. heritage The traditions and histories passed down through generations
  3. 4. The process by which one culture dominates and rewrites another’s past
  4. 6. Seacole A Caribbean nurse and war heroine often overlooked in British history
  5. 10. history The version of history taught by those in power