Bussa
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Bussa was an enslaved Barbadian man who led the largest slave revolt in Barbados in 1816 and is honored as a symbol of resistance and freedom.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bussa canonical | 2 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical figure
ⓘ
person ⓘ slave rebel leader ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
British colonial rule in Barbados
ⓘ
emancipation in the British Empire ⓘ plantation system in Barbados ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | suppression of slave revolt ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy |
Bussa Emancipation Statue
ⓘ
public holidays and ceremonies in Barbados ⓘ |
| countryOfDeath | Barbados ⓘ |
| countryOfEnslavement | Barbados ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1816 ⓘ |
| ethnicity | African ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Bussa ⓘ |
| hasMonument |
Haggatt Hall, Barbados
ⓘ
surface form:
Emancipation Statue, Haggatt Hall, Barbados
|
| historicalStatus | martyr for freedom in Barbados ⓘ |
| influenced |
Barbadian national identity
ⓘ
commemorative culture around emancipation in Barbados ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Bussa's Rebellion
ⓘ
leading the largest slave revolt in Barbados ⓘ symbol of resistance and freedom in Barbados ⓘ |
| legacy |
inspiration for later emancipation movements
ⓘ
national hero of Barbados ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | killed in battle ⓘ |
| movement |
anti-slavery resistance
ⓘ
slave resistance in the Caribbean ⓘ |
| occupation | field slave ⓘ |
| opposedTo |
British colonial slavery
ⓘ
slavery in Barbados ⓘ |
| partOf |
history of Barbados
ⓘ
history of Caribbean slave resistance ⓘ |
| placeOfActivity |
Barbados
ⓘ
British West Indies ⓘ |
| revoltDate | April 1816 ⓘ |
| revoltLocation | plantations in Barbados ⓘ |
| revoltOutcome |
increased repression followed by growing abolitionist pressure
ⓘ
revolt suppressed by colonial forces ⓘ |
| revoltType | slave uprising ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
1816 Barbados slave revolt
ⓘ
Bussa's Rebellion ⓘ |
| socialStatus | enslaved person ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
freedom
ⓘ
resistance to oppression ⓘ struggle against slavery ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early 19th century ⓘ |
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