Samuel “Sam” Sharpe, or Sharp was the leader of the Jamaican Baptist Slave Rebellion War. Sam Sharpe was a slave his whole life despite being allowed education. Through his education he was highly respected by other slaves and he became a known leader.
Mistakenly, believing that emancipation had already been granted by the British parliament, Sharp staged a general peaceful strike in many areas in western Jamaica at a critical time for plantation owners: the cane harvest. sugar. The Christmas Rebellion (Baptist War) began on December 25, 1831 in Kensington State. Retaliatory measures taken by plantation owners prompted rebels to burn crops. His peaceful protest turned into Jamaica's largest slave rebellion, killing hundreds, including around XNUMX whites.
The rebellion was stopped by the Jamaican army within two weeks and several leaders, including Sam Sharpe, were hanged in 1832. Just before he was hanged for his role in the rebellion, Sharp says:
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