In the final days of 1831, western Jamaica erupted into the largest uprising of captive people (Xaymacans) in...
The Cuban Revolution was to the Caribbean of the twentieth century what the Haitian Revolution was to the...
On August 17, 1795, the Dutch Caribbean island of Curaçao witnessed one of the most significant and far-reaching uprisings in its history, now remembered as Tula’s Revolt. Tula, a visionary leader,...
Three African‑Caribbean women on St. Croix stood at the forefront of a mass insurrection against the Danish government,...
On 14 April 1816, the largest Maafa uprising in Barbados’s history broke out. Now known as Bussa’s Rebellion,...
The Demerara Revolt of 1823 was the largest uprising in Guyana’s history and one of the largest revolts in the British Caribbean. Beginning on 18 August 1823, it unfolded principally across...
Quamina Gladstone, commonly known as Quamina, was an African-born Guyanese man of Akan/Coromantee heritage and the father of...
“Revolution moves in a mysterious way, its wonders to perform.” –C.L.R. James “It was the first time in...
Meserette Kentake, founder of Kentake Page, was born and raised in Kingston, Jamaica, and is of Yoruba descent (mtDNA). Now based in London, she holds a BSc in Counselling Psychology but is most passionate about…
