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For enslaved people, the holiday season was a time for revelry – and a brief window to fight back
In April, the Cuban government eventually smashed the rebellion. In Jamaica, enslaved people followed suit. Samuel Sharpe, an enslaved Baptist lay deacon, called a general strike on Christmas Day ...
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For enslaved people, the holiday season was a time for revelry — and a brief window to fight back
In April, the Cuban government eventually smashed the rebellion. In Jamaica, enslaved people followed suit. Samuel Sharpe, an enslaved Baptist lay deacon, called a general strike on Christmas Day ...