Paul Bogle
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Paul Bogle was a Jamaican Baptist deacon and activist. He is a National Hero of Jamaica. He was a leader of the 1865 Morant Bay protesters, who marched for justice and fair treatment for all the peopl
"Artistic Impression of Paul Bogle" in Morant Bay, Jamaica
The Morant Bay rebellion, 1865
Morant Bay rebellion
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The Morant Bay Rebellion began with a protest march to the courthouse in Morant Bay, Jamaica, by hundreds of people led by preacher Paul Bogle. Some were armed with sticks and stones. After seven men
Paul Bogle
…Jamaica. He was a leader of the 1865 Morant Bay protesters, who marched for justice and fair treatment for all the people in Jamaica. After leading the Morant Bay rebellion, Bogle was captured, tried and convicted by the colonial government (who had declared martial law), and hanged on 24 October 1865 in the Morant Bay…
Colonel Fyfe with six Maroons, c. 1865
1866 lithography by French cartoonist Honoré Daumier showing British Governor John Peter Grant establishing his authority