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Jamaica volunteer militia

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Jamaica volunteer militia

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Black Jamaicans march on Morant Bay courthouse

📅 11 October 1865

On 11 October 1865, several hundred Black Jamaican men and women, many from surrounding villages, marched into Morant Bay during a Vestry meeting. After militia fired on the crowd, protesters fought...