Heritage
Remembering the
Maroons of the
Cockpit Country
The following is contributed by the Jamaican Historical Society to mark Heritage Week, 2000. It was written by Mrs. Mary Langford.
When right overcame might
AS WE reflect on the contribution of our National Heroes to nation building, we in the West cannot but recall Right Excellent Samuel Sharpe and the Rebellion of 1831. We have greater reasons to recall him this time around, for as a nation we are faced...
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