A report on Quamina
Guyanese slave from Africa and father of Jack Gladstone.
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Demerara rebellion of 1823
2 linksUprising involving more than 10,000 enslaved people that took place in the colony of Demerara-Essequibo .
Uprising involving more than 10,000 enslaved people that took place in the colony of Demerara-Essequibo .
Instigated chiefly by Jack Gladstone, a slave at "Success" plantation, the rebellion also involved his father, Quamina, and other senior members of their church group.
Jack Gladstone
1 linksEnslaved Guianese man who led the Demerara rebellion of 1823, one of the large slave rebellions in the British Empire.
Enslaved Guianese man who led the Demerara rebellion of 1823, one of the large slave rebellions in the British Empire.
Jack and his father, Quamina, an African-born enslaved carpenter, lived and worked on the "Success" plantation in Demerara.
Demerara
1 linksHistorical region in the Guianas on the north coast of South America which is now part of the country of Guyana.
Historical region in the Guianas on the north coast of South America which is now part of the country of Guyana.
1823: Quamina of Plantation Success