Between May and June 1760, Jamaica was the stage for Tacky's War. It was ignited by Fante royalty, King Takyi—or Tacky—in a bid to take the British colony. One of the pivotal rebellions in the Caribbean during that century, it predated the Haitian Revolution by over 30 years. He had roots in Ghana as the leader of his village where he participated in […]
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