Episode 2 of 3
Protest March to Courthouse
- When
- 11 October 1865
- Where
- Morant Bay courthouse
Paul Bogle led hundreds of Jamaican peasant-labourers in a march to the Morant Bay courthouse on 11 October 1865.
The march followed a trial of a black man for trespassing on an abandoned sugar plantation. Bogle, a Baptist deacon, led the protest for justice and fair treatment. The event occurred in Morant Bay, Jamaica, following warrants issued against Bogle for riot and assault.
Sources
- Morant Bay rebellion Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-29
- Paul Bogle Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-31
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