Record Data Place Unit Type Nation Containing Unit Caribbean Events Date Type 10/23/1865 After the Morant Bay riots, Jamaica's Governor John Eyre hangs his main legislative critic for high treason US/the World 05/09/1866 British colonel implicated in the Jamaican massacres of October 1865 commits suicide Personal 03/29/1862 In Kingston, Jamaica, a devastating fire destroys much of the commercial district around the docks Crime/Disasters 10/11/1865 Riots break out in eastern Jamaica, prompting a bloody response from the white planter led government US/the World People Documents Date Title 03/14/1857 New York Times, “The Chances for Walker,” March 14, 1857 12/14/1858 Charleston (SC) Mercury, “Rescuing a Fugitive Slave,” December 14, 1858 08/06/1859 Charleston (SC) Mercury, “The British West India (Black) Regiments,” August 6, 1859 08/03/1860 Chicago (IL) Press and Tribune, “Result of Freedom,” August 3, 1860 Images Jamaica, 1857
