In:
New West Indian Guide / Nieuwe West-Indische Gids, Brill, Vol. 65, No. 3-4 ( 1991-01-01), p. 107-127
Abstract:
[First paragraph]1865 was a crucial year for Jamaica. In October, the Morant Bay Rebellion transformed the colony's polit ical structure as well as that of most of the British Caribbean. Led by a native Baptist deacon, Paul Bogle, the rebellion engulfed the parish of St. Thomas in the East. The subsequent repression by British forces and by the Jamaican Maroons resulted in the deaths of nearly 500 blacks. Yet although the rebellion itself has received considerable attention, there has been relatively little discussion about the nine months which preceded the outbreak (Craton 1988; Curtin 1955; Green 1976; Hall 1959; Heuman 1981; Robotham 1981). This is surprising in light of the highly politicized state of the island during most of 1865. This paper therefore seeks to discuss these developments; it focuses especially on island politics and on the widescale public meetings which took place throughout the island during the year.1
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
1382-2373
,
2213-4360
DOI:
10.1163/13822373-90002010
Language:
Unknown
Publisher:
Brill
Publication Date:
1991
detail.hit.zdb_id:
2494498-1
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