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  • The Rise of Rastafari: Jamaica's Spiritual and Cultural Revolution — Fexingo History

    The Rise of Rastafari: Jamaica's Spiritual and Cultural Revolution — Fexingo History
    Apr 26 2026
    In this episode, Lucas and Luna trace the origins of the Rastafari movement in 1930s Jamaica, from the coronation of Emperor Haile Selassie I of Ethiopia to the influence of Marcus Garvey's pan-Africanist philosophy. They explore how Leonard Howell and other early preachers blended Ethiopianism, biblical prophecy, and anti-colonial resistance to create a faith that would transform Jamaican culture. The conversation covers the movement's core beliefs—including the divinity of Haile Selassie, the sacred use of cannabis (ganja) for meditation, and the Ital diet—as well as the persecution Rastafarians faced from colonial authorities and mainstream society. Lucas explains the significance of the 1966 visit of Haile Selassie to Jamaica and how reggae music, especially through Bob Marley, carried Rastafari's message of peace, unity, and repatriation to a global audience. The episode ends with a reflection on how Rastafari evolved from a marginalized sect into a pillar of Jamaican national identity, influencing everything from politics to fashion.

    #Rastafari #HaileSelassie #MarcusGarvey #LeonardHowell #Ethiopianism #Ganja #ItalDiet #BobMarley #Reggae #PanAfricanism #ColonialJamaica #Repatriation #1930s #CaribbeanHistory #ReligiousHistory #JamaicanCulture #FexingoHistory #History #JamaicanHistory #TaNo

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    9 min
  • Jamaica's 1865 Morant Bay Rebellion Aftermath — Fexingo History

    Jamaica's 1865 Morant Bay Rebellion Aftermath — Fexingo History
    Apr 26 2026
    In this episode, Lucas and Luna pick up where Episode 5 left off: the Morant Bay Rebellion of 1865 and its brutal suppression by Governor Edward John Eyre. They explore the immediate aftermath, including the execution of Paul Bogle and George William Gordon, the controversial Royal Commission investigation, and the profound political shift that followed: Jamaica's transition from a representative assembly to a Crown colony ruled directly from London. Key figures like John Stuart Mill and Thomas Carlyle enter the debate, with Mill leading a failed prosecution of Eyre for murder. Lucas explains how this moment solidified colonial control for decades, delayed democratic progress, and left deep scars on Jamaican society. The conversation also touches on the legacy of the rebellion in modern Jamaica, including its commemoration as National Heroes' Day and the ongoing resonance of Bogle and Gordon as symbols of resistance. This is a focused look at how one rebellion reshaped an island's political destiny.

    #MorantBayRebellion #PaulBogle #GeorgeWilliamGordon #EdwardJohnEyre #JohnStuartMill #ThomasCarlyle #JamaicaHistory #BritishEmpire #CrownColony #RoyalCommission #1865 #NationalHeroesDay #ColonialJustice #Rebellion #CaribbeanHistory #Resistance #History #FexingoHistory #JamaicanHistory #TaNo

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    6 min
  • Paul Bogle and the Morant Bay Rebellion — Fexingo History

    Paul Bogle and the Morant Bay Rebellion — Fexingo History
    Apr 25 2026
    In 1865, a small protest over legal injustice in the parish of St. Thomas-in-the-East escalated into Jamaica's most consequential rebellion after emancipation. This episode follows the story of Paul Bogle, a Baptist deacon and landholder who led hundreds of poor Black farmers to the courthouse in Morant Bay after a trial denied them justice. When the authorities fired on the crowd, the rebellion erupted, leading to the deaths of over 400 Black Jamaicans, the brutal execution of Bogle and George William Gordon, and the shocking end of Jamaica's colonial assembly. We explore the roots of the rebellion in land dispossession and harsh vagrancy laws, the violent suppression by Governor Edward John Eyre, the controversial royal commission that followed, and how this uprising reshaped Jamaica's political future. Featuring the Morant Bay courthouse, the Bogle family, the Stoney Gut community, and the shifting policies of Crown colony rule.

    #MorantBayRebellion #PaulBogle #GeorgeWilliamGordon #JamaicaHistory #EdwardJohnEyre #StThomasintheEast #BaptistDeacon #CrownColony #PostEmancipation #LandDispossession #VagrancyLaws #1865 #ColonialViolence #RoyalCommission #Jamaica #History #FexingoHistory #CaribbeanHistory #JamaicanHistory #TaNo

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    5 min
  • Tacky's War: Jamaica's Largest Slave Revolt Before 1831 — Fexingo History

    Tacky's War: Jamaica's Largest Slave Revolt Before 1831 — Fexingo History
    Apr 25 2026
    In 1760, enslaved Africans in Jamaica's St. Mary Parish rose up in what became the largest slave rebellion in the British Caribbean before the Haitian Revolution. Led by a warrior from the Gold Coast, known as Tacky, the revolt united Akan-speaking Coromantee men and women across multiple plantations. This episode of The History of Jamaica takes you through the rebellion's planning — using conch shells as signals at night — its brutal suppression by British troops and their Maroon allies, and the terror that followed: hundreds executed, decapitated heads displayed on poles. But the rebellion also forced the colonial assembly to pass harsher laws and, in a strange twist, led to Jamaica's first professional police force. Lucas and Luna explore how Tacky's War became a symbol of resistance, influencing later revolts and even showing up in modern Jamaican music. They also reflect on the cost of solidarity: why some Maroons sided with the British, and what that tells us about the choices available to enslaved people. A story of courage, betrayal, and the long echo of a single uprising.

    #TackysWar #Coromantee #Akan #StMaryParish #JamaicaHistory #SlaveRevolt #1760 #Maroons #BritishEmpire #GoldCoast #CaribbeanHistory #Resistance #PoliceHistory #ColonialJamaica #18thCentury #EnslavedRebellion #History #FexingoHistory #JamaicanHistory #TaNo

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    6 min
  • Jamaica's Baptist War: 1831 Slave Rebellion That Broke British Slavery — Fexingo History

    Jamaica's Baptist War: 1831 Slave Rebellion That Broke British Slavery — Fexingo History
    Apr 24 2026
    In 1831, as Christmas approached on Jamaica's sugar plantations, an enslaved Baptist deacon named Samuel Sharpe organized a peaceful work stoppage that spiraled into the island's largest slave rebellion. This episode follows the planning, the uprising, and its brutal suppression—some 200 plantations burned, martial law declared, and over 500 enslaved people killed or executed. We examine Sharpe's religious conviction, the role of missionary Christianity in spreading ideas of liberty, and the rebellion's direct link to the British abolitionist movement. Through the testimony of Sharpe himself—his final words from the gallows—we see how this rebellion, though crushed, shattered the planters' political power and forced Parliament to pass the Slavery Abolition Act in 1833. We also discuss the controversial legacy: were the Baptists instigators or scapegoats? And why did some planters actually blame missionaries for the revolt? A story of courage, faith, and political calculation that ended slavery in the British Empire.

    #BaptistWar #SamuelSharpe #Jamaica #SlaveRebellion #ChristmasRebellion #Abolition #Slavery #1831 #BritishEmpire #BaptistMissionaries #WilliamKnibb #SugarPlantations #MartialLaw #Emancipation #ColonialHistory #CaribbeanHistory #Resistance #FexingoHistory #JamaicanHistory #TaNo

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    5 min
  • Jamaica's Maroons: Freedom Fighters in the Mountains — Fexingo History

    Jamaica's Maroons: Freedom Fighters in the Mountains — Fexingo History
    Apr 24 2026
    In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore the untold story of Jamaica's Maroons—enslaved Africans who escaped Spanish and then British rule to forge autonomous communities in the island's rugged interior. They recount the founding of settlements like Nanny Town and Accompong, led by legendary figures such as Queen Nanny, Cudjoe, and Quao. The conversation covers the Maroons' guerrilla warfare tactics that frustrated British forces for decades, culminating in the First and Second Maroon Wars (1730s and 1795). Lucas explains the controversial treaties that granted the Maroons self-governance in exchange for returning future runaways, a compromise that secured their freedom but strained relations with other enslaved people. The episode also touches on the Maroons' cultural legacy—their retention of Akan and other West African traditions, the role of the abeng (cow horn) as a communication tool, and their enduring impact on Jamaican identity. Listeners will come away with a vivid understanding of how the Maroons carved out a unique space between colonial oppression and resistance.

    #JamaicanMaroons #QueenNanny #Cudjoe #Accompong #NannyTown #FirstMaroonWar #SecondMaroonWar #GuerrillaWarfare #RunawaySlaves #AkanTraditions #Abeng #TreatyOf1739 #JamaicanHistory #Resistance #Slavery #Colonialism #History #FexingoHistory #TaNo #Columbus

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    8 min
  • Jamaica's First Peoples and the Spanish Conquest — Fexingo History

    Jamaica's First Peoples and the Spanish Conquest — Fexingo History
    Apr 23 2026
    This pilot episode of The History of Jamaica opens in 1494, as Christopher Columbus approaches the island's northeastern coast. Lucas and Luna explore the world of the Taíno people — their villages, their cassava gardens, their ball courts — and the rapid devastation that followed European arrival. They discuss the encomienda system, the first Spanish settlements like Sevilla la Nueva, and the near-total collapse of the indigenous population through disease and forced labor. The episode also touches on the legacy of names like cacique Mayamot and the island's original name, Xaymaca. By the end, listeners understand why Jamaica became a strategic prize and how its foundational violence shaped centuries of resistance to come. Future episodes will follow the British invasion, the rise of plantation slavery, and the maroon communities that fought for freedom.

    #TaNo #ChristopherColumbus #Xaymaca #SpanishColonization #Encomienda #SevillaLaNueva #CaciqueMayamot #IndigenousResistance #1494 #JamaicaHistory #CaribbeanHistory #Colonialism #Disease #Slavery #Maroons #Exploration #History #FexingoHistory #JamaicanHistory #Columbus

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    6 min