Hidden Empire: Catch a Fire
- Video
- 1996
- 30m
Life was tough in Jamaica in 1865. Though slavery had been abolished for nearly 30 years, white planters still owned the land and enforced the law. Drought and high taxes was driving black s... Read allLife was tough in Jamaica in 1865. Though slavery had been abolished for nearly 30 years, white planters still owned the land and enforced the law. Drought and high taxes was driving black share-croppers to despair. Deacon Paul Bogle, often described as a 19th century Malcolm X, ... Read allLife was tough in Jamaica in 1865. Though slavery had been abolished for nearly 30 years, white planters still owned the land and enforced the law. Drought and high taxes was driving black share-croppers to despair. Deacon Paul Bogle, often described as a 19th century Malcolm X, emerged as their defiant leader.