Baptist Wars, Jamaica - Reward notice for slavers

Baptist Wars, Jamaica - Government Reward for rebel slave leaders, 3 January 1832. The Baptist War, also known as the Christmas Rebellion, the Christmas Uprising and the Great Jamaican Slave Revolt of 1831-32, was an eleven-day rebellion that started on 25 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

1831 1832 Anti Slavery Anti-slavery Baptist Bringing Jamaica Jamaican Notice Preacher Proclamation Rebels Revolt Reward Sharpe Slaver Slavers

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