Paul Bogle (1820? - 1865) was a Deacon and a Jamaican rebel. Being a Christian, he helped his congregation cope with the poverty and social injustices they experienced, he read lessons from the Bible. During this time, Bogle was one of only 106 men who could vote in his community. He was a leader of the 1865 Morant Bay Rebellion, and was captured in October 24 and executed by the United Kingdom (Jamaica was a British colony at that time). 1865 (MDCCCLXV) is a common year starting on Sunday. ... Deacon is a role in the Christian Church which is generally associated with service of some kind, but which varies among theological and denominational traditions. ... A Christian is a follower of Jesus Christ. ... A boy from an East Cipinang trash dump slum in Jakarta, Indonesia shows his find. ... The Bible (Hebrew תנ״ך tanakh, Greek η Βίβλος [hē biblos] ) (sometimes The Holy Bible, The Book, Good Book, Word of God, The Word Scripture), from Greek (τα) βίβλια, (ta) biblia, (the) books, is the classical name for the Hebrew Bible of Judaism or the combination of the Old Testament and New Testament of Christianity (The... On October 11, 1865, Paul Bogle led 200 to 300 black men and women into the town of Morant Bay, parish of St. ... October 24 is the 297th day of the year (298th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 68 days remaining. ...

Paul Bogle and his treatment by the British authorities is mentioned in the Bob Marley song "So Much Things To Say" off his 1977 Album Exodus.

Paul Bogle is mentioned in the song "Never Forget" By Lauryn Hill from the Album Unplugged 2.

References

• Paul Bogle Foundation

  P.O. Box 67, Yallahs, St. Thomas

  Jamaica West Indies

Paul Bogle is the subject of the song "Paul Bogle" by reggae artist Abdel Wright.

External link

• http://www.moec.gov.jm/heroes/bogle.htm[[