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PHOTOS: Floral Tribute to Sam Sharpe

May 23, 2021
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PHOTOS: Floral Tribute to Sam Sharpe
Minister of State in the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Alando Terrelonge, places flowers at the shrine of National Hero, the Rt. Excellent Sam Sharpe, at National Heroes’ Park, today (May 23), as part of activities for National Workers’ Week. Sam 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. He was hanged on May 23, 1832. In 1834 the Abolition Bill was passed by the British Parliament and in 1838 slavery was abolished.
PHOTOS: Floral Tribute to Sam Sharpe
Bongo Herman pays tribute to National Hero, the Rt. Excellent Sam Sharpe, at National Heroes’ Park, today (May 23), as part of activities for National Workers’ Week. Sam 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. He was hanged on May 23, 1832. In 1834 the Abolition Bill was passed by the British Parliament and in 1838 slavery was abolished.
PHOTOS: Floral Tribute to Sam Sharpe
Deputy Mayor of Kingston, Councillor Winston Ennis, lays flowers at the shrine of National Hero, the Rt. Excellent Sam Sharpe, at National Heroes’ Park, today (May 23), as part of activities for National Workers’ Week. Sam 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. He was hanged on May 23, 1832. In 1834 the Abolition Bill was passed by the British Parliament and in 1838 slavery was abolished.
PHOTOS: Floral Tribute to Sam Sharpe
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia ‘Babsy’ Grange, lays a wreath at the shrine of National Hero, the Rt. Excellent Sam Sharpe, at National Heroes’ Park, today (May 23), as part of activities for National Workers’ Week. Sam 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. He was hanged on May 23, 1832. In 1834 the Abolition Bill was passed by the British Parliament and in 1838 slavery was abolished.
PHOTOS: Floral Tribute to Sam Sharpe
Chair and Deputy Chairpersons, National Council on Reparations, Laleta Davis-Mattis and Bert Samuels, place flowers at the shrine of National Hero, the Rt. Excellent Sam Sharpe, at National Heroes’ Park, today (May 23), as part of activities for National Workers’ Week. Sam 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. He was hanged on May 23, 1832. In 1834 the Abolition Bill was passed by the British Parliament and in 1838 slavery was abolished.
PHOTOS: Floral Tribute to Sam Sharpe
Director, Centre for Reparation Research, University of the West Indies, Professor Verene Shepherd, places flowers at the shrine of National Hero, the Rt. Excellent Sam Sharpe, at National Heroes’ Park, today (May 23), as part of activities for National Workers’ Week. Sam 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. He was hanged on May 23, 1832. In 1834 the Abolition Bill was passed by the British Parliament and in 1838 slavery was abolished.
Last Updated: May 25, 2021