Jamaica The revolt did not end there, as other rebellions broke out all over Jamaica, many of which were rightly or wrongly attributed to Tacky’s cunning and strategy. Other slaves learned of Tacky’s revolt, which inspired unrest and disorder throughout the island. Rebels numbering about 1,200 regrouped in the unsettled mountainous forests in western Jamaica, …
Queen Akua of Kingston
Jamaica It was also discovered that Coromantee slaves in Kingston had elected a female Fante slave named Cubah (a British misnomer of the Fante day name “Akuba” or “Akua”) the rank of ‘Queen of Kingston’. Cubah (Akua) sat in state under a canopy at their meetings, wearing a robe and a crown. It is unknown …
Chief Takyi
Jamaica Tacky’s War, Tacky’s Revolt, or Tacky’s Rebellion, was a widespread slave rebellion in the British Colony of Jamaica in the 1760s. Led by Akan people (then referred to as Coromantee but originally from around Kromantsie in the Central Region of Ghana) — tribes including Ashanti, Fanti, Nzema and Akyem, — it was loosely led …
Gabriel Prosser
Virginia Gabriel Prosser (c. 1776 – October 10, 1800), having attained his surname from his slaveholder,[1][2][a] was an African blacksmith enslaved by the Prosser family who planned a large slave rebellion in the Richmond, Virginia, area in the summer of 1800. Information regarding the revolt, which came to be known as “Gabriel’s Rebellion”, was leaked prior …
Gaspar Yanga
Mexico Gaspar Yanga—often simply Yanga or Nyanga (May 14, 1545 – 1618) was an African who led a maroon colony of slaves in the highlands near Veracruz, Mexico (then New Spain) during the early period of Spanish colonial rule. He successfully resisted a Spanish attack on the colony in 1609. The maroons continued their raids …
Nat Turner
Virginia Nat Turner (October 2, 1800 – November 11, 1831) was an enslaved African-American preacher who organized and led the four-day rebellion of enslaved and free Black people in Southampton County, Virginia, in 1831. The rebellion was effectively suppressed within a few days, at Belmont Plantation on the morning of August 23, but Turner survived …
Denmark Vesey
South Carolina Denmark Vesey (also Telemaque) (c. 1767 – July 2, 1822) was an early 19th century free Black and community leader in Charleston, South Carolina, who was accused and convicted of planning a major slave revolt in 1822. Although the alleged plot was discovered before it could be realized, its potential scale stoked the fears …
Tula Rigaud
Curaçao Tula (died 3 October 1795), also known as Tula Rigaud, was an African man enslaved on the island of Curaçao, in the Dutch West Indies, who liberated himself and led the Curaçao Slave Revolt of 1795. The revolt, which began on 17 August 1795, lasted for more than a month. He was executed on …
Samuel Sharpe
Jamaica Samuel Sharpe, or Sharp (1801 – 23 May 1832), also known as Sam Sharpe, was an enslaved Jamaican who was the leader of the widespread 1831–32 Baptist War slave rebellion (also known as the Christmas Rebellion) in Jamaica. Sharpe’s originally peaceful protest turned into Jamaica’s largest slave rebellion. The uprising lasted for 10 days …
King Bayano
Panama Bayano, also known as Ballano or Vaino, was an African enslaved by Spaniards who led the biggest slave revolts of 16th century Panama. Captured from the Yoruba community in West Africa, it has been argued that his name means idol. Different tales tell of their revolt in 1552 beginning either on the ship en …