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 …
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 …
Queen Nanny of the Maroons
Jamaica Queen Nanny, Granny Nanny or Nanny of the Maroons ONH (c. 1686 – c. 1733), was an 18th-century leader of the Jamaican Maroons. She led a community of formerly enslaved Africans called the Windward Maroons. In the early 18th century, under the leadership of Nanny, the Windward Maroons fought a guerrilla war over many …