1823 The Demerara Slave Rebellion

Moray House Trust continues our series of readings about historical events in Guyana with a focus on the 1823 Rebellion. The main encounter was at Bachelor's Adventure. Our primary sources are Emilia Viotti da Costa's study, 'Crowns of Glory, Tears of Blood' and Joshua Bryant, an eyewitness, participant and illustrator who wrote his 'Account of an Insurrection..' in 1824. Parts of Martin Carter's poem, 'To A Dead Slave', are incorporated as well as additional material from the clergyman Edwin Wallbridge (1848).
Timeline:
0:50 Sources
2:34 The Plotters
3:23 The Plotters: Conversion to Christianity)
8:16 The Plotters: The Coromantee
12:14 The Plotters: Bonds of Language
13:16 The Plotters: Artisanal secret societies
17:14 Sunday 17th August 1823
23:26 Monday 18th August, Tuesday 19th August 1823
34:14 Wednesday 20th August (Batchelor's Adventure)
37:53 The Aftermath
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Thanks for sharing

[@Amelieableful]

Thank you for this video! I learned so much about my ancestors history!

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The ripples of the 1823 Rebellion fuelled successive others in Jamaica and other territories.

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Them slaves were soft ,