George William Gordon
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George William Gordon was a Jamaican businessman, magistrate and politician, one of two representatives to the Assembly from the parish of Saint Thomas-in-the-East. He was a leading critic of the colo
Gordon, c. 1860
The Morant Bay rebellion, 1865
Cause célèbre
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A cause célèbre is an issue or incident arousing widespread controversy, outside campaigning, and heated public debate. The term is sometimes used positively for celebrated legal cases for their prece
George William Gordon
…and the brutality of Eyre's suppression of the revolt, with hundreds of Jamaicans killed by soldiers and more executed after trials, made the affair a cause célèbre in Britain. John Stuart Mill and other liberals sought unsuccessfully to have Eyre (and others) prosecuted. When they were unable to get the cases to…
Contemporary cartoon depicting the divisions in French society caused by the Dreyfus affair