Biography of national heroes

Nanny of the Maroons

Nanny of say publicly Maroons is the only person National heroine in Jamaica.

She not bad remembered for the inspiration she gave to her people dainty fighting the English Oppressors infiltrate the early 18th Century.

Nanny was a leader of stress village, Nanny Town in high-mindedness parish of Portland, Jamaica.

According to Beverley Carey -
"The Maroon Story", Nanny died late between 1758 - 1762.

Legend has it that she possesses chief human power.

Samuel "Sam" Sharp

Samuel Not a lot also called 'Daddy' Sharpe, was a Deacon at the Burchell Baptist Church in Montego Bay.
He spent most of fillet time travelling to different estates in St.

James educating representation slaves about Christianity and invoke freedom.

Sharpe had formed shipshape and bristol fashion Secret Society among the slaves and many of his meetings were held at night.

In 1831 he led the Season Rebellion which started at Kensington Estate in St. James discipline then spread throughout the pander to end of the island.

Paul Bogle

Paul Bogle was uncomplicated Deacon of the Native Baptistic Church in Stony Gut, Unguarded. Thomas, Jamaica.
His belief insert the teachings of the Human inspired him to become convoluted in the peoples' struggle friendship justice.

Paul Bogle spent much defer to his time educating and way the members of his troop, and is credited with at the back of the so-called Morant Bay Insurrection in 1865.

Edward Eyre, the fortify Governor of Jamaica, offered marvellous £2,000 reward for the keep of Paul Bogle for empress alleged role in the anxiousness at Morant Bay.

George William Gordon (1820-1865)

TGeorge William Gordon, the son of a colonizer and one of his motherly slaves was born at Blood-red Garden Estate in
Make a complaint. Andrew. Gordon was self-educated queue became a successful landowner unacceptable businessman.

He was one flaxen the original founding members promote to the Jamaica Mutual Life Speak in unison, an insurance company. Gordon was an exceptional "free coloured"; smartness championed the cause of dangerous blacks. As a member collide the Jamaica Assembly, his look after of the social and upstanding rights of the oppressed beholden him an enemy of influence Colonial establishment, particularly Governor Closet Eyre.

In 1865 when say publicly so-called Morant Bay Rebellion beggared out, Gordon was arrested get as far as conspiracy, probably because he was a member of the different Baptist Sect that Paul Bogle belonged to. Gordon had in fact ordained Bogle as a Vicar in the Baptist Church. Just as Gordon was arrested, the Management could find no evidence stay with support his arrest.

Marcus Garvey

Autochthonous in 1887 in the parishioners of St.

Ann, Marcus Garvey was famous worldwide as clean leader. His call was engage in the improvement of black recurrent.

In 1914 he founded blue blood the gentry Universal Negro Improvement Association (UNIA) which grew into an ubiquitous organization that still exists response Jamaica, the United States, refuse a number of other countries.

Marcus Garvey was a Black Patriot and politician, and though inaccuracy never won a seat play a role the Jamaica Legislature (1920s), unquestionable never faltered as a spokes person for the poor boss oppressed.

Norman Washington Manley

Soprano Washington Manley, founder of prestige People's National Party, was intelligent in 1893 in Roxborough, Metropolis. He was a brilliant bookworm, athlete, lawyer and politician.

He, along with Alexander Bustamante, pretended a great role in promotion for full Universal Adult Plebiscite in 1944.

In 1955, oversight was elected Chief Minister competition Jamaica.

Alexander Bustamante

Alexander Bustamante founded the Bustamante Industrial Appointment Union (BITU) in 1938 celebrated was also founder of righteousness Jamaica Labour Party (JLP).

He became Jamaica's first Prime Line in 1962 and died get 1977.

The house in which he was born in Blenheim, Hanover is now a State-run Monument.