My parents are in the process of adopting a little boy from Jamaica.
or religious sanction. Historically, some societies have enacted specific laws governing adoption; where others have tried to achieve adoption through less formal means, notably via contracts that specified inheritance rights and parental responsibilities without an accompanying transfer of filiation. Modern systems of adoption, arising in the 20th century, tend to be governed by comprehensive statutes and regulations.
History.
History Antiquity.
- Adoption for the well-born
While the modern form of adoption emerged in the United States, forms of the practice appeared throughout history.
My Boy Lollipop (album)
My Boy Lollipop was the first album for Millie Small and her only album for Smash Records. On the front and back of the album, Millie is called "the Blue Beat Girl." Ernest Ranglin was credited for the accompaniment and direction.
The back of the album contains an essay about Millie. It tells a little bit of her early life in Jamaica then tells how a talent contest led to a recording career and hit singles in Jamaica, which led to her discovery by