These are the ten most read history stories of 2018

Elizabeth Ofosuah Johnson December 31, 2018
These are the ten most read history stories of 2018

The story of Takyi, the Ghanaian king who led a slave rebellion in Jamaica in 1760

Takyi was a Fanti king from Gold Coast, now modern Ghana before finding himself as a slave, working hours on end and living in hard conditions on the Frontier plantation in Jamaica. In 1759, after years of toiling and suffering on the plantations, Takyi and his allies led the 
Tacky’s War or the 1760 Easter Rebellion of Port Maria, the rebellion took place a year later to become the second largest and most shocking rebellion 30 years after Breffu led the Akwamus in the 1733 St John slave insurrection.

Last Edited by:Nduta Waweru Updated: January 2, 2019

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