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Remembering Jamaica's Morant Bay Rebellion

3 November 2022

Professor Matthew Smith (UCL History) explores the brutal legacy of British slavery in Jamaica, the Morant Bay Rebellion in 1865 against the oppressive colonial plantation owners and the subsequent violent suppression of those taking part.

Listen: BBC Radio 4 “In Our Time” (from 1 min 10 secs)