Mary Seacole – The Black Florence Nightingale
You’ve heard of Florence Nightingale but did you know she had a black equal? Up until recently, the story of Mary Seacole was untold.
Mary Seacole was born on 23 November 1805 in Kingston, …
Moments in Time - A look at history to inform the present
World history is an archive of historical events, people and places around the globe.
Marcus Mosiah Garvey
As one of Jamaica’s National Heroes, Marcus Mosiah Garvey stands out in history as one who was greatly committed to the concept of the Emancipation of minds.
Garvey’s early life
Garvey, …
Paul Bogle – Jamaica’s National Hero
Paul Bogle is one of Jamaica’s National Heroes. It is believed he was born free about 1822. Bogle was a Baptist deacon in Stony Gut, a few miles north of Morant Bay, and was eligible to vote at …
Arawak people
The Arawak were a once-predominant group of Native Americans originally inhabiting an area that stretched from present-day Florida down through the islands of the West Indies and the coastal area of …
More Than Slaves
Black History does not start with slavery, contrary to popular belief, there was Black history before slavery. Long before we were bought and sold, we were making history, and after slavery, Black …
I have a Dream
Martin Luther King Jr delivered one of his most famous speeches on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. on August 28, 1963. Most people only remember the ‘I have a …
Jamaica’s National Heroes
Jamaica’s National Heroes bravely confronted the system of colonialism, altering the trajectory of Jamaica’s history and bestowing social and political liberation upon its citizens. Today, …
Samuel Sharpe – 1801-1832 – Jamaica’s National Hero
Samuel Sharpe is one of Jamaica’s National Heroes. He was the main instigator of the 1831 Slave Rebellion, which began on the Kensington Estate in St James, Jamaica and which was largely …
Norman Washington Manley – 1893-1969
Norman Washington Manley is one of Jamaica’s National heroes. Born in Roxborough, Manchester, on 4 July 1893, he was the son of Margaret and Thomas Albert Manley who were both mixed race. …
The transatlantic slave trade: An evil chapter in European history
The transatlantic slave trade was a horrifying period in history that lasted from the 16th to the 19th century. It involved the transportation of millions of enslaved Africans across the treacherous …