Sharpe, Sam, 1801-1832

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Name (Latin)
Sharpe, Sam, 1801-1832
Other forms of name
Sharpe, Samuel, 1801-1832
Date of birth
1801
Date of death
1832-05-23
Gender
male
MARC
MARC
Other Identifiers
VIAF: 16753253
Wikidata: Q328958
Library of congress: nb2007014178
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Wikipedia description:

Samuel Sharpe, or Sharp (1801 – 23 May 1832), also known as Sam Sharpe, was an enslaved Jamaican who was the leader of the widespread 1831–32 Baptist War slave rebellion (also known as the Christmas Rebellion) in Jamaica. He was proclaimed a National Hero of Jamaica on 31 March 1982 and his image is on the $50 Jamaican banknote.

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