Paul Bogle
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The Right Excellent Paul Bogle National Hero of Jamaica (1820? - 1865) was a Baptist Deacon and a Jamaican rebel. Being a Christian, he helped his congregation cope with the poverty and social injustices they experienced, he read lessons from the Bible. During this time, Bogle was one of only 106 men who could vote in his community. He was a leader of the 1865 Morant Bay Rebellion, and was captured in October 24 and executed by the United Kingdom (Jamaica was a British colony at that time).
Paul Bogle and his treatment by the British authorities is mentioned in the Bob Marley song "So Much Things To Say" off his 1977 Album Exodus.
Paul Bogle is mentioned in the song "Never Forget" By Lauryn Hill from the Album Unplugged 2.
A narrative in the liner notes of the album "96° In The Shade" by Third World (band) suggests that the song "1865 (96° In The Shade)" is about the execution of Paul Bogle.
References
- Paul Bogle Foundation
- :P.O. Box 67, Yallahs, St. Thomas
- :Jamaica West Indies
External link
- http://www.moec.gov.jm/heroes/bogle.htm
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