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George William Gordon (c. 1820 – 23 October 1865) [1] was a Jamaican businessman, magistrate and politician, one of two representatives to the Assembly from St. Thomas-in-the-East parish. He was a leading critic of the colonial government and the policies of Jamaican Governor Edward Eyre. [2]
Marcus Mosiah Garvey Jr. ONH (17 August 1887 – 10 June 1940) was a Jamaican political activist. He was the founder and first President-General of the Universal Negro Improvement Association and African Communities League (UNIA-ACL, commonly known as UNIA), through which he declared himself Provisional President of Africa.
Jamaican reggae and dancehall musician Junior Reid mentions Paul Bogle in the song "Same Boat", which recalls the era of slavery, by saying "Paul Bogle haffi run like Usain Bolt". Both George William Gordon and Paul Bogle are mentioned in Horace Andy's "Our Jamaican National Heroes", while Ruddy Thomas' "Grandfather Bogle" is a Bogle tribute.
To date, seven historical figures have been officially designated as 'National Heroes' by the government of Jamaica. Pages in category "National Heroes of Jamaica" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total.
Richard Hart was born in Montego Bay, Jamaica, [7] on 13 August 1917, [8] [9] of mixed heritage that included Sephardic Jewish [10] and African. [11] He was the son of Ansell Hart, [12] a Jamaican solicitor and author of a 1972 historical study of George William Gordon.
The medallion features the Jamaican coat of arms in gold relief, and it is encircled by the motto of the Order, which is "He built a city which hath foundations". The insignia is typically worn on a neck ribbon in the national colors of Jamaica (black, gold and green), along with a laurel wreath of gold and green enamel. [1]
To her many achievements, including being the wealthiest Jamaican-born woman ever, the 46-year-old entrepreneur just added the release of a memoir, “Unbroken: The Triumphant Story of a Woman’s ...
Amy Ashwood Garvey (née Ashwood; 10 January 1897 – 3 May 1969) was a Jamaican Pan-Africanist activist. [1] She was a director of the Black Star Line Steamship Corporation, and along with her former husband Marcus Garvey she founded the Negro World newspaper.