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This Day in Labor History: December 25, 1831. The Baptist Rebellion began in Jamaica.
Fri Dec 25, 2020: This Day in Labor History: December 25, 1831. The Baptist Rebellion began in Jamaica.
Dave Weigel Retweeted
This Day in Labor History: December 25, 1831. The Baptist Rebellion began in Jamaica. This slave rebellion of up to 60,000 people, put down over the next couple of weeks, also was the final straw that moved the United Kingdom toward outlawing slavery in its colonies!!!
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