The first biography of JR Ralph Casimir (1898-1986), a Pan-Africanist and poet from the Caribbean island of Dominica.This biography, lovingly written by his grand-daughter, explores his political and personal life.In particular it examines his involvement with Marcus Garvey’s Universal Negro Improvement Association (UNIA) of which he was a founding member, organiser and agent for Garvey’s Black Star Line.He committed his life to opposing the discrimination woven in to the British colonial system.A teacher, bookbinder, and lawyer’s clerk, he was also a prolific poet and editor of Dominica’s first poetry anthology.