Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the rebellion that broke out in Jamaica on 11th October 1865 when Paul Bogle (1822-65) led a protest march from Stony Gut to the courthouse in nearby Morant Bay. There were many grounds for grievance that day and soon anger turned to bloodshed. Although the British had abolished slavery 30 years before, the plantation owners were still dominant and the conditions for the majority of people on Jamaica were poor. The British governor suppressed this rebellion brutally and soon people in Jamaica lost what right they had to rule themselves. Some in Britain, like Charles Dickens, supported the governor's actions while others, like Charles Darwin, wanted him tried for murder. The image above is from a Jamaican $2 banknote, printed after Paul Bogle became a National Hero in 1969. With Matthew J Smith Professor of History and Director of the Centre for the Study of the Legacies of British Slavery at University College London Diana Paton The William Robertson Professor of History at the University of Edinburgh And Lawrence Goldman Emeritus Fellow in History at St Peter’s College, University of Oxford Producer: Simon Tillotson
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On the 11 October 1865, Paul Bogle led a march from stoning gut, Jamaica to the courthouse in nearby Morant Bay.
And there simmering anger turned to bloodshed.
The British had abolished slavery barely 30 years before, but the plantation owners were still dominant and the british governor suppressed this rebellion brutally on their behalf.
Hundreds of people were killed as a result.
Jamaican people lost what right they had to rule themselves while in Britain.
Some, like Dickens, supported the governor, while others, like Darwin, wanted him tried for murderous.
With me to discuss the Myrins Bay rebellion are Diana Payton, the William Robertson professor of history at the University of Edinburgh, Lawrence Goldman, emeritus fellow in history at St.