franki · @franki
211 followers · 91 posts · Server mastodon.lol
"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
#christmasrebellion #christmas #enslavedafricans #jamaica #abolition #perryblankson #slavery #greatbritain #reparations
· @ahoi
6 followers · 51 posts · Server mastodon.online
Christmas Rebellion (1831)
For me a valuable (hi)story, to think amd rethink own modern protest issues nowadays like #climate and #climate crisis #war #leavenoonebehind and other injustices.
#History #LearnFromHistory #Jamaica #ChristmasRebellion #Uprising #NeverGiveUp #PeacefulfStrike #SamuelSharpe "I would rather die upon yonder gallows than live my life in slavery."
#samuelsharpe #peacefulfstrike #nevergiveup #uprising #christmasrebellion #jamaica #learnfromhistory #history #leavenoonebehind #war #climate