They Hanged a Deacon. Then England Had to Decide What Kind of Empire It Was.

May 28, 2026 00:12:52
They Hanged a Deacon. Then England Had to Decide What Kind of Empire It Was.
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They Hanged a Deacon. Then England Had to Decide What Kind of Empire It Was.

May 28 2026 | 00:12:52

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Show Notes

In 1865, Paul Bogle — a Baptist deacon who had spent years filing petitions, writing letters, and walking forty miles to ask for a meeting that was refused — led a march on the Morant Bay courthouse in Jamaica. The colonial militia fired. Thirty days of martial law followed: 439 killed, 604 flogged, over a thousand homes burned. Then England was given three separate legal opportunities to prosecute the man who ordered it. Each time, the courts found new reasons to say no. History of the Caribbean — available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and everywhere you listen.

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