Quamina

He and his son were involved in the Demerara rebellion of 1823, one of the largest slave revolts in the British colonies before slavery was abolished.

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.

Quamina Gladstone (1778 – 16 September 1823), most often referred to simply as Quamina, was a Guianese slave, a Coromantee, who was father of Jack Gladstone.

Names of some notable Coromantee leaders — such as Cudjoe, Cuffy, and Quamina — correspond to the Akan day names Kojo, Kwame, Kofi, and Kwamena, respectively.

Quamina Gladstone (1778 – 16 September 1823), most often referred to simply as Quamina, was a Guianese slave, a Coromantee, who was father of Jack Gladstone.

Jack and his father, Quamina, an African-born enslaved carpenter, lived and worked on Success plantation in Demerara.

Quamina was a carpenter who lived and worked on the "Success" plantation in Demerara. In 1985 the post-independence Guyana renamed Murray Street in Georgetown – named for former Demerara Lieutenant Governor John Murray (1813–1824) who was in charge of the colony during the unrest and rebellion – Quamina Street in his honour.

When Wray was sent to nearby Berbice in 1816, his replacement John Smith was equally impressed by Quamina's qualities.

Quamina Gladstone (1778 – 16 September 1823), most often referred to simply as Quamina, was a Guianese slave, a Coromantee, who was father of Jack Gladstone.

He and his son were involved in the Demerara rebellion of 1823, one of the largest slave revolts in the British colonies before slavery was abolished.

He and his son were involved in the Demerara rebellion of 1823, one of the largest slave revolts in the British colonies before slavery was abolished.

He was a carpenter by trade, and worked on an estate owned by Sir John Gladstone.

He is considered a national hero in Guyana, and there are streets in the capital Georgetown and the village of Beterverwagting on the East Coast Demerara named after him.

He attended services at the Bethel Chapel of the London Missionary Society on neighbouring Le Resouvenir plantation when the chapel opened in 1808.

When Wray was sent to nearby Berbice in 1816, his replacement John Smith was equally impressed by Quamina's qualities.

One of five slaves elected deacon by the congregation in 1817, Quamina became Smith's personal favourite, and was highly trusted by John Smith and his wife, Jane.

Quamina had many wives, but he cohabited for twenty years with Peggy, a free woman.

Jack Gladstone was sold and deported to Saint Lucia.

The rebellion helped bring attention to the plight of sugar plantation slaves, accelerating the full abolition of slavery.

In 1985 the post-independence Guyana renamed Murray Street in Georgetown – named for former Demerara Lieutenant Governor John Murray (1813–1824) who was in charge of the colony during the unrest and rebellion – Quamina Street in his honour.