Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, lays a wreath at the shrine of National Hero, Rt. Excellent Samuel Sharpe, during the Labour Day tribute at National Heroes Park in Kingston on Tuesday (May 23). Samuel Sharpe was the main instigator 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. For his role, Sam Sharpe, who was a Baptist deacon, was hanged on May 23, 1832. He was named National Hero in 1975 for his efforts in liberating the enslaved peoples of Jamaica.
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Director, Centre for Reparation Research, University of the West Indies (UWI), Professor Verene Shepherd, lays a wreath at the shrine of National Hero, Rt. Excellent Samuel Sharpe, during a ceremony at National Heroes Park in Kingston on May 23.
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President, Jamaica Baptist Union, Rev. Dr. Glenroy Lalor, lays a wreath at the shrine of National Hero, Rt. Excellent Samuel Sharpe. Occasion was a Labour Day ceremony at National Heroes Park in Kingston on May 23, to pay tribute to Samuel Sharpe, who was hanged on May 23, 1832 for his role in instigating the Christmas Rebellion, which brought about the abolition of slavery in the British West Indies. Sam Sharpe was named National Hero of Jamaica in 1975.
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Member of the National Council on Reparations, Bert Samuels, lays a wreath at the shrine of National Hero, Rt. Excellent Samuel Sharpe, during a ceremony at National Heroes Park in Kingston on May 23.
Last Updated: May 23, 2023
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