The Baptist War in Jamaica
The Revolt Blazed Fiercely...'. The Baptist War of 1831-32, an eleven-day rebellion that started on the 25th December 1831 and involved up to 60, 000 of the 300, 000 slaves in Jamaica. The uprising was led by a black Baptist preacher, Samuel Sharpe and waged largely by his followers. The brutality of the Jamaican plantocracy during the revolt is thought to have accelerated the British political process of emancipating the slaves
Picture No
10001269
Media ID
47144679
Size
2890px x 3992px
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Credit
Mary Evans Picture Library
Source
J R Skelton in Lang, Outposts of Empire page 161
Date
1832
