Who/What: Paul Bogle was a minister in Morant Bay Jamaica in the 1860's who marched in protest of an unfair arrest for a man who disrupted a trial, but it was really a general protest of the inequality in Jamaica and the lack of rights for freed slaves. He was named a National Hero of Jamaica in 1969 and his face is still on Jamaican coins.
Where: This statue is located in front of the Morant Bay Courthouse.
When: The rebellion took place on October 11th, 1865, and the statue was erected in 1965.
Why (is it interesting/relevant): There's been some controversy over whether this statue can even be an accurate representation of the movement that Bogle stood for, because the model for the work of art was actually a relative of his from a few generations later, and not Paul Bogle himself.
Identities: The protest march that Bogle participated and then died in was primarily made up of poor blacks who had been freed slaves or descendants thereof. Many of them were out-of-work laborers, and did not have the right to vote or participate in citizen activities.
Works Cited
Chang, Kevin. "Paul Bogle and Historical Memory."
The Gleaner. N.p., 10 June 2012. Web. 08 Feb. 2016.
"Morant Bay Rebellion." Wikipedia. Wikimedia
Foundation, (last updated) 1 Feb. 2016. Web. 08 Feb. 2016.
"Paul Bogle." Wikipedia. Wikimedia
Foundation, (last updated) 6 Feb. 2016. Web. 08 Feb. 2016.
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