Demerara Rebellion (1823): The Peaceful Protest That Led to the Massacre of Hundreds of Enslaved Africans by British Forces
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In August 1823, one of the largest uprisings of enslaved Africans in the British Caribbean unfolded in the colony of Demerara-Essequibo, part of what is now Guyana. Known to history as the Demerara Rebellion, the event involved between 10,000 and 12,000 enslaved people across dozens of plantations. It is often described as a largely non […]
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