The Baptist War was an eleven-day uprising led by Samuel Sharpe and 60,000 enslaved Jamaicans. The revolt took place on December 25th, 1831, and was considered the largest slave rebellion in the British Caribbean. On Christmas Day the leaders of the uprising went on strike demanding more freedom and a working wage. They refused to work until their demands were met by the plantation owners. While the revolt was intended to be a peaceful strike, it escalated into a full rebellion when the planters refused their demands. Violence soon erupted in Kensington Estate with sugar cane fields and plantations being burnt to the ground. The rebellion ended in the first week of January 1832 by the force of colonial authorities. As a result of the rebellion, over 200 rebels had been killed and more than 300 hundred enslaved individuals were executed. The Baptist War played a major part in abolishing slavery throughout the British Empire in 1838. 

Momodu, Samuel. “The Baptist War (1831-1832).” Blackpast.org, 22 July 2017, www.blackpast.org/global-african-history/baptist-war-1831-1832/. Accessed 10 Feb. 2024.

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