. The earth and its inhabitants ... Geography. ECONOMIC CONDITION OF JAMAICA. 391 But altliougli emancipated from forced labour, the negroes of Jamaica have acquired neither political independence nor social equality, as shown by the san- guinary conflict that occurred in 18G5 between the two races near Morant Bay in the eastern district. On that occasion eighteen whites were killed and thirty-one Fig. 185.—District of Morant, Jajviaica. Scale 1 : 390, 0 to 5 Fathoms. Depths. 5 to 100 Farhoms. 9 Miles. wounded ; but the massacre was avenged with extreme severity, and a subsequent official
. The earth and its inhabitants ... Geography. ECONOMIC CONDITION OF JAMAICA. 391 But altliougli emancipated from forced labour, the negroes of Jamaica have acquired neither political independence nor social equality, as shown by the san- guinary conflict that occurred in 18G5 between the two races near Morant Bay in the eastern district. On that occasion eighteen whites were killed and thirty-one Fig. 185.—District of Morant, Jajviaica. Scale 1 : 390, 0 to 5 Fathoms. Depths. 5 to 100 Farhoms. 9 Miles. wounded ; but the massacre was avenged with extreme severity, and a subsequent official inquiry reported that 438 people of colour had been killed, over 600 sen- tenced to the lash or the bastinado, and a thousand houses delivered to the flames. According to the commission, the revolt itself, so ruthlessly supjDressed, might cer- tainly have been avoided had the peasantry of the district received the lands to. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Reclus, Elisée, 1830-1905; Ravenstein, Ernest George, 1834-1913; Keane, A. H. (Augustus Henry), 1833-1912. New York, D. Appleton and company
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