Treason: Rebellion

<p><span class="TextRun SCXW74609016 BCX8" lang="EN" style= "color: #252525;" xml:lang="EN" data-contrast="auto"><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW74609016 BCX8" style="color: #252525;">By 1800, there were 300,000 Africans enslaved in the British colony of Jamaica. Despite harsh punishments and low odds of success, communities among the enslaved repeatedly</span> <span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW74609016 BCX8" style= "color: #252525;">organised</span> <span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW74609016 BCX8" style="color: #252525;">and acted throughout the 18th and 19th centuries, starting revolts to overthrow their enslavers. In this episode, we explore how and why enslaved people resisted in the British Caribbean</span></span><span class= "TrackChangeTextInsertion TrackedChange SCXW74609016 BCX8" style= "color: #252525;"><span class="TextRun SCXW74609016 BCX8" lang="EN" style="color: #252525;" xml:lang="EN" data-contrast= "auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW74609016 BCX8" style= "color: #252525;">, and</span></span></span> <span class= "TextRun SCXW74609016 BCX8" lang="EN" style="color: #252525;" xml:lang="EN" data-contrast="auto"><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW74609016 BCX8" style="color: #252525;">then Harvard University Professor Vincent Brown shares the story of</span> <span class= "NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW74609016 BCX8" style= "color: #252525;">Tacky’s</span> <span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW74609016 BCX8" style="color: #252525;">Revolt, one of the largest uprisings in this period.</span></span></p> <p><span data-ccp-props="{}">For a transcript and information about the documents used in this episode visit our show notes: <a href= "https://bit.ly/Treason_3">https://bit.ly/Treason_3</a></span></p> <p><span data-contrast="none">Listeners, we need your help to make this podcast better! We need to know a bit more about you and what themes you’re interested in. You can share this information with us by visiting </span><a href= "https://www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/ontherecord/"><span data-contrast= "none">smarts