Demerara rebellion of 1823

Both rebellions fought against the ill treatment of slaves on many plantations in Berbice and Demerara, but each had distinctive features that proved their short term success. One difference between the rebellions is that the Berbice 1763 Rebellion lasted for an entire year while the Demerara only lasted two days. Even though the 1823 Demerara slave rebellion estimated between 11,000 to 12,000 slaves from about fifty-five plantations participated in the revolt this did not aid in their success ( ). Instead of truly focusing on strategy that would help in creating a free nation like the Demerara followers wanted, they instead diverted from the violent path. They knew that they had ample opportunity during the first two days of the revolt to…

inspired to conduct their own rebellions in order to seek their freedom. The rebellions between the 1790s and 1830s, do not always receive the true attention they really deserve. Much of this could be due to the fact that many of these slave rebellions throughout Latin America failed. However, they should still be considered important, because many of these revolts and rebellions led to future legislation, which finally rid of slavery itself. In this historiography, I will highlight the various…