Samuel Sharpe

"Sam Sharp" redirects here. For The Loud House character, see List of The Loud House characters § Royal Woods High School.
For other people named Samuel Sharpe, see Samuel Sharpe (disambiguation).

Sam Sharpe Memorial, Montego Bay

Samuel Sharpe, or Sharp (1801 – 23 May 1832),[1] also known as Sam Sharpe,[2] was an enslaved Jamaican who was the leader of the widespread 1831–32 Baptist War slave rebellion (also known as the Christmas Rebellion) in Jamaica.

He was proclaimed a National Hero of Jamaica in 1975 and his image is on the $50 Jamaican banknote.[3]

  1. ^ "Jamaican History 4, 1808–1865", The Gleaner.
  2. ^ "Sam Sharpe Square". Jamaica National Heritage Trust. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
  3. ^ "Bank of Jamaica | Bank Notes". boj.org.jm.