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Jamaican History: A Captivating Guide to Jamaica's Story and the Baptist War
Jamaican History: A Captivating Guide to Jamaica's Story and the Baptist War

Jamaican History: A Captivating Guide to Jamaica's Story and the Baptist War in Bloomington, MN

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Discover Jamaica's Journey: From Ancient Tribes to the Fight for Freedom
In the first part of this book, you will learn about:
The First Inhabitants:
Discover the daily life of the Taíno, Jamaica's original people.
Arrival of Columbus:
Learn about Columbus's arrival and the changes brought by Spanish colonization.
British Takeover:
Understand how the British took control from the Spanish.
Life on Plantations:
See the harsh realities of life on plantations for enslaved people.
Maroons' Resistance:
Explore the brave fight for freedom by the Maroons, escaped slaves who stood strong against their oppressors.
Black Pride Champions:
Get to know heroes like Marcus Garvey who promoted black pride and self-reliance.
End of Slavery:
Follow the complex journey towards abolishing slavery and achieving freedom.
Jamaican Independence:
Trace Jamaica's path to independence in 1962, including its political struggles and successes.
Modern Jamaica:
Examine the ongoing challenges and triumphs of modern Jamaica.
In the second part of this book, you will discover:
Jamaica's Maroons
: A free Afro-Jamaican community that started in slavery, won a war against the British, and stayed strong for over three hundred years
Loyalist Preachers
: How African American preachers, loyal to the king, left the American colonies and brought the Baptist faith to Jamaica
Plantation Owners' Hatred
: Why Jamaican plantation owners hated Baptist missionaries and how a simple plan by a slave deacon for a sit-down strike shook the British Empire
Sir Hans Sloane's Legacy
: How he used his wealth from slave-produced sugar to start the British Museum
The Power of Reading
: Why teaching slaves to read was such a big threat to the slave system
Sugar's Danger
: The dangers slaves faced while making sugar
Pirate Henry Morgan
: The story of a pirate who was supposed to be hanged but was knighted and became lieutenant governor of Jamaica
Blood Sugar Movement
: How a movement started by a Quaker woman led to a boycott of slave-made sugar
Escape to Freedom
: The tale of a slave who escaped, pretended to be white, and joined the Coldstream Guards in England
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