When the Brits landed in the Caribbean and proclaimed Jamaica as their own they did not foresee its resistance: Paul Bogle a Jamaican Baptist deacon and is a Jamaica National Hero of Jamaica. He was a leader of the 1865 Morant Bay Protesters, who agitated for justice and fair treatment for all the people in Jamaica. After leading the Morant Bay rebellion, Bogle was captured and hanged on 24 October 1865 in the Morant Bay Court House by the British authorities. Bogle had become a friend of landowner and politician and fellow Baptist George William Gordon, who was instrumental in Bogle being appointed deacon of Stony Gut Baptist Church in 1864. In August 1865, Gordon attacked the British governor, Edward John Eyre, for sanctioning everything done by the higher class to the oppression of the negroes.[1] As awareness of social injustices and peoples grievances grew, he led a group of small farmers 45 miles to Spanish Town where they hoped to discuss their grievances with Governor Eyre, but they were denied an audience. This left the people of Stony Gut with a lack of confidence and trust in the Government, and Bogle’s supporters grew in number.
Posted on: Sat, 10 Jan 2015 23:15:24 +0000
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