Jamaica Independence
Jamaica did not become an independent island without
a lot fight and some of the
individuals who played an
important role in the
Independence history of Jamaica
will be mentioned in this
article.
Nanny of the Maroons was one of
the very first freedom fighter
and she was referred to as a
military leader who guided the
people in opposition of the
colonizers at the time of the
Maroon Battle in 1720- 1739.
Sam Sharpe was another of the
instrumental fighters prior to
the abolishment of slavery and
led a strike which brought on
the rebellion in 1831. This
particular rebellion was crucial
in producing the full abolition
of slavery some seven years
later.
Immediately after the abolition
of slavery in August 1, 1838,
there was a celebration all over
the country and some free
villages was established. The
first one was founded in St
Catherine and then the other was
in Browns Town in St Ann’s.
Later in the year 1865, Paul
Bogle who was a Baptist Deacon
also led another rebellion and
this was called the "Morant Bay
Rebellion". This was one of the
biggest uprisings in St Thomas
Jamaica, as people demonstrated
in opposition to the struggles
of injustice and poverty. During
this time a number of white
people ended up dead, over 1000
buildings destroyed, about 430
Jamaicans was shot and thousands
more were beaten.
In the middle of 1800's, George
William Gordon was a leader of
another movement in protest of
the political rights of the
slaves who was now free. This
was partly because his mother
had been a slave, but his father
used to be one of the plantation
owners.
In 1929, most countries were
facing an economic crisis and
Jamaica was no different, so it
was not surprising that the
riots in 1938 were a turning
point of this island. There were
changes such as the introduction
of a labor union, which was the
Bustamante Industrial Trade
Union (BITU) which was organized
by Alexander Bustamante. In
addition, Norman Manley who was
the cousin of Alexander
Bustamante also established the
People's National Party in 1938.
Following this, Norman Manley
was the first to lead Jamaica
towards self government, but
years later Alexander Bustamante
become the very first prime
minister of the island.
The very first election in
Jamaica was held according to
the Universal Adult Suffrage and
this was in1944. At this time,
the Jamaica Labor Party was
established and they won this
election. In 1959 when the
Federation of the West Indies
held a meeting, Jamaica elected
to become an independent nation.
As a result, the history showed
the very important time in
Jamaica and this was the raising
of the Jamaican flag on the 6th
of August 1962. All of those
events play a very important
role towards the Independence
history of Jamaica and they were
now free to form their own
government and seek advancement
for the economy.
The island of Jamaica is now a
wonderful place where number
travelers spend vacations each
year and they too are captivated
by its culture, food and people.
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