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Sam Sharpe (1801- 18...
Samuel Sharpe, was a slave who fought for freedom by organising a general strike in Jamaica. He was born in Jamaica in 1801 and brought up in Montego Bay. He learned to read and write and became known as an inspirational Baptist preacher who amazed people with the power of his sermons. He travelled ...
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Sam Sharpe - Statue
Monument to Sam Sharpe who led the last and most significant slave uprising in Jamaica. In 1975, following independence, Sam Sharpe was made a National Hero. In his honour this square in Montigo Bay was renamed Sam Sharpe Square. Jamaica proclaimed Sharpe a National Hero with the posthumous title of...
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