By 1831 the anti-slavery movement is gathering pace and the slaves decide to take action - by going on strike. Samuel Sharpe became a Jamaican national hero as ... that six Negroes were to be punished ...

words attributed to Jamaican National Hero Samuel Sharpe One hundred and eighty ... He led Jamaica’s first organised strike against a law passed by the Jamaican legislature in 1831, reducing ...

However, it is more popularly referred to as the Sam Sharpe rebellion after Samuel Sharpe, a slave leader and deacon of the Burchell Church, St James, who inspired the uprising. Approximately 500 ...

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries Derrick Kellier says National Hero Samuel Sharpe ... He was a true Jamaican in every sense of the word,” the minister said. Sharpe, a slave and a deacon ...

From the confines of his grave, if he could, National Hero Samuel “Daddy” Sharpe must be asking what is the sense in the Jamaican Government declaring a day in his honour if the whole matter ...

His name is enshrined in history books and his image graces the Jamaican $50 bill (Pic: Getty) THE STORY of Samuel ... 1831 Sharpe had created a bold plan. A peaceful general strike was organised ...

We’re used to seeing Shannon Sharpe battle Stephen A. Smith and Skip Bayless, but who saw the Jamaican Prime Minister entering the picture? Last week on First Take, Sharpe boasted to Stephen A.

We’re used to seeing Shannon Sharpe battle Stephen A. Smith and Skip Bayless, but who saw the Jamaican Prime Minister entering the picture? Last week on First Take, Sharpe boasted to Stephen A.

MONTEGO BAY, Jamaica – Chairman of the St James Municipal Corporation and mayor of Montego Bay, Councilor Leeroy Williams is calling for the teachings of National Hero Samuel Sharpe to be ...

ST JAMES, Jamaica – Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Leeroy Williams, is calling for more Jamaicans to learn about National Hero, the Right Excellent Samuel Sharpe, and for teachings about his ...

By 1831 the anti-slavery movement is gathering pace and the slaves decide to take action - by going on strike. Samuel Sharpe became a Jamaican national hero as he led the island's slaves in a ...