enslaved rebels

Demerara uprising begins against plantation slavery

Thousands of enslaved people in Demerara rose against plantation authority. They organized across estates and sought freedom, amid rumors that emancipation had been granted in Britain but withheld...

Baptist War begins in Jamaica

A mass strike and uprising began in western Jamaica during Christmas. Samuel Sharpe and other organizers used church networks to coordinate a demand for freedom and wages; the movement escalated...

The assembly frees Cato after his role in the 1760 uprising

A Jamaican statute freed Cato, who had informed colonial officials about the 1760 uprising and helped pursue rebels. The assembly paid his enslaver £70 as compensation. The act records a coerced...

Guyana commemorates the bicentenary of the Demerara Revolt

On 18 August 2023, Guyana marked 200 years since the Demerara Revolt began. The commemorations included public and scholarly events, while President Mohamed Irfaan Ali urged Guyanese to protect...

Enslaved people rise in the 1750 Curaçao revolt

A group leaves St. Marie after the attack

The group moves toward the factor’s house

The uprising reaches Porto Marie

A second letter records the cost of capturing the accused