16 October 1859, John Brown (May 9, 1800 – December 2, 1859) led a raid on the federal armory at Harpers Ferry, Virginia (today West Virginia), intending to start a slave liberation movement that would spread south through the mountainous … [Read more...] about JOHN BROWN AND HARPERS FERRY
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14 OCT 1964 MLK IS AWARDED NOBEL PEACE PRIZE
On the morning of 14 October 1964, Martin Luther King, sleeping in an Atlanta hospital room after checking in for a rest, was awakened by a phone call from his wife, Coretta Scott King, telling him that he had been awarded the Nobel Prize … [Read more...] about 14 OCT 1964 MLK IS AWARDED NOBEL PEACE PRIZE
100 YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF GARVEY ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT
100 years ago, on 14 Oct 1919, Black Nationalist and Freedom Fighter Marcus Mosiah Garvey was shot and wounded in an assassination attempt by George Tyler. In July 1919, Garvey was arrested and charged with criminal libel for claims … [Read more...] about 100 YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF GARVEY ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT
CORAL GARDEN MASSACRE REPARATIONS
Jamaica’s minister of culture Olivia Grange, Ras Walter Brissett, Ras Gregory Taylor and Ras Samuel Brown. More than half a century after the assault by police on the Coral Garden Rastafarian community in Montego Bay in 1963, the … [Read more...] about CORAL GARDEN MASSACRE REPARATIONS
11 OCTOBER 1865 – MORANT BAY REBELLION
Morant Bay Rebellion The Morant Bay rebellion began on 11 October 1865 with a protest march to the courthouse by hundreds of people led by preacher Paul Bogle in Morant Bay, Jamaica. Some were armed with sticks and stones. After seven men … [Read more...] about 11 OCTOBER 1865 – MORANT BAY REBELLION