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Photographer: J. Makali Bruton
Taken: February 8, 2019
Caption: Sam Sharpe Square
Additional Description: The area around the marker was originally known as Charles Square, but in 1976 was renamed as Sam Sharpe Square. A large billboard has been placed over the older fountain of the square. The billboard reads:

Sam Sharpe was the main instigator of the 1831 Slave Rebellion and was largely instrumental in bringing about the abolition of slavery.

Born 1801: Saint James Parish
Died: May 23, 1832, Montego Bay
Submitted: February 11, 2019, by J. Makali Bruton of Accra, Ghana.
Database Locator Identification Number: p463962
File Size: 4.564 Megabytes

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