1823 CE
Enslaved workers rebel in Demerara
British Empire · Slavery & coerced labor · Resistance & colonized agency · Ideas, knowledge & culture
More than ten thousand enslaved people stopped work on Demerara plantations, believing planters were withholding emancipation measures. Suppression killed many participants and dozens were executed; missionary John Smith’s prosecution intensified debate in Britain. Exact death totals vary by source
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