His name is enshrined in history books and his image graces the Jamaican $50 bill (Pic: Getty) THE STORY of Samuel Sharpe and Jamaica’s Christmas Rebellion, which kickstarted on Christmas Day ...

The plantation was also the birthplace of one of Jamaica's heroes: Samuel Sharpe. Sharpe led the 1831 Slave Rebellion. This revolt eventually led to the 1834 Abolition Bill, passed by the British ...