Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia “Babsy” Grange, lays a wreath at the shrine of National Hero, the Rt. Excellent Samuel Shape, at National Heroes Park, Kingston during a floral tribute on Monday (May 23). Sam Sharpe was the protagonist of the 1831 slave rebellion, which began on the Kensington Estate in St. James, and which was largely instrumental in bringing about the abolition of slavery.
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Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia “Babsy” Grange, lays a wreath at the shrine of National Hero, the Rt. Excellent Samuel Shape, at National Heroes Park, Kingston during a floral tribute on Monday (May 23). Sam Sharpe was the protagonist of the 1831 slave rebellion, which began on the Kensington Estate in St. James, and which was largely instrumental in bringing about the abolition of slavery.
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia “Babsy” Grange, pays tribute to National Hero, the Rt. Excellent Samuel Shape at his shrine at National Heroes Park, Kingston, during a floral tribute on Monday (May 23).
Last Updated: May 23, 2022
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