Historical Person

Samuel Sharpe

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Racism đź“Ť Jamaica

Samuel Sharpe

Also known as: Sam Sharpe

Gender: Male

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A freedom strike develops into the Christmas Rebellion

đź“… 27 December 1831

Resistance organized around Samuel Sharpe’s demand for freedom and paid labor developed into armed rebellion in western Jamaica. Colonial repression was severe. The struggle shows enslaved people...