"Jamaica’s #ChristmasRebellion

On #Christmas Day 1831, 60,000 #EnslavedAfricans in #Jamaica rose up against their masters – the largest uprising ever in the British West Indies, and a milestone on the road to #Abolition a few years later."

#PerryBlankson #Slavery #GreatBritain #Reparations

https://tribunemag.co.uk/2021/12/christmas-rebellion-baptist-war-jamaica-slavery

Jamaica’s Christmas Rebellion

On Christmas Day 1831, 60,000 enslaved Africans in Jamaica rose up against their masters – the largest uprising ever in the British West Indies, and a milestone on the road to abolition a few years later.