101-781: The Morant Bay Rebellion (11 October 1865) began with a protest march to the courthouse by hundreds of people led by preacher Paul Bogle in Morant Bay, Jamaica . Some were armed with sticks and stones. After seven men were shot and killed by the volunteer militia, the protesters attacked and burned the courthouse and nearby buildings. Twenty-five people died. Over the next two days, poor freedmen rose in rebellion across most of St. Thomas-in-the-East parish . The Jamaicans were protesting against injustice and widespread poverty. Most freedmen were prevented from voting by high poll taxes , and their living conditions had worsened following crop damage by floods, cholera and smallpox epidemics, and
202-591: A lawsuit against Eyre, Phillips v Eyre ; the plaintiff Alexander Phillips was a black gentleman who had been arrested similarly to George William Gordon. The suit was decided in Eyre's favour. The rebellion was used as a justification for more centralized control of Britain's empire. Eyre was replaced as governor by John Peter Grant who arrived in August 1866. Since the 1830s free people of color , like Gordon, Edward Jordon , and Robert Osborn , had been elected to
303-647: A Carmelite nun, Saint Thérèse practiced voluntary corporal mortification. Some members of strict monastic orders, and some members of the Catholic lay organization Opus Dei , practice mild self-flagellation using the discipline. Pope John Paul II took the discipline regularly. Self-flagellation remains common in Colombia , the Philippines , Mexico , Spain and one convent in Peru . As suffering and cutting
404-407: A cart's tail" along a length of public street, usually near the scene of the crime, "until his [or her] back be bloody". In the late seventeenth century, however, the courts occasionally ordered that the flogging should be carried out in prison or a house of correction rather than on the streets. From the 1720s courts began explicitly to differentiate between private whipping and public whipping. Over
505-500: A cattail whip usually made of knotted cords, which is flung over the shoulders repeatedly during private prayer. In the 13th century, a group of Roman Catholics, known as the Flagellants , took self-mortification to an extreme, and would travel to towns and publicly beat and whip each other while preaching repentance. As these demonstrations by nature were quite morbid and disorderly, they were, during periods of time, suppressed by
606-409: A convict was either flogged or hanged but never both. Flagellation took place either with a single whip or, more notoriously, with the cat o' nine tails . Typically, the offender's upper half was bared and he was suspended by the wrists beneath a tripod of wooden beams (known as 'the triangle'). In many cases, the offender's feet barely touched ground, which helped to stretch the skin taut and increase
707-455: A dead man, shortly thereafter he was dead"). The Whipping Act was passed in England in 1530. Under this legislation, vagrants were to be taken to a nearby populated area "and there tied to the end of a cart naked and beaten with whips throughout such market town till the body shall be bloody". In England, offenders (mostly those convicted of theft) were usually sentenced to be flogged "at
808-408: A distinction was drawn (and still is, in one or two colonial territories ) between flogging (with a cat o' nine tails) and whipping (formerly with a whip, but since the early 19th century with a birch). In Britain these were both abolished in 1948. Officially abolished in most countries, flogging or whipping, including foot whipping in some countries, is still a common punishment in some parts of
909-693: A few such as captain Isaac Chauncey awarded one hundred or more lashes. In 1815 the United States Navy placed a limit of twelve lashes, a captain of a naval vessel, could award. More severe infractions were to be tried by court martial. As critics of flogging aboard the ships and vessels of the United States Navy became more vocal, the Department of the Navy began in 1846 to require annual reports of discipline including flogging, and limited
1010-659: A fierce debate in England, with some protesting about the unconstitutional actions of the governor John Eyre, and others praising him for his response to a crisis. The rebellion and its suppression remain controversial, and it is frequently discussed by specialists in black and colonial studies. Slavery in Jamaica was abolished on 1 August 1834 with the passage of the Slavery Abolition Act . The act also stipulated that all formerly enslaved persons in Jamaica over
1111-679: A fight broke out between the police and other spectators. While pursuing Geoghegon, two policemen were beaten with sticks and stones thrown from the crowd. The trial continued and Geoghegon was convicted and imprisoned. The following Monday the court issued arrest warrants for several men for rioting, resisting arrest, and assaulting the police. Among those warrants was one issued directing the arrest of preacher Paul Bogle. The police were unable to arrest Bogle because of interference by his followers. A few days later on 11 October, Bogle, this time with hundreds of Jamaican peasant-labourers, again marched to Morant Bay. The marchers had taken oaths, to "cleave to
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#17327732282091212-480: A freedom fighter. St Thomas-born reggae artist Dwight "Bushman" Duncan hosts an annual Black History Month event called Football N Style in honor of Paul Bogle. He has also dedicated a series of his YouTube blog "Where I'm From" to Paul Bogle and the Morant Bay uprising. Paul Bogle and the events outlined above are the theme of "Ballard of 65" by General Trees. The British rapper Akala references Bogle on
1313-495: A government document. Whipping has been used as a form of discipline on slaves. It was sometimes carried out during the period of slavery in the United States , by slave owners and their slaves. The power was also given to slave "patrolers," whites authorized to whip any slave who violated the slave codes . In the 18th and 19th centuries, European armies administered floggings to common soldiers who committed breaches of
1414-405: A letter with his own comments. The Queen's reply was made known, and many of the poor believed that Eyre had influenced her opinion: she encouraged the poor to work harder, rather than offering any help. Gordon, who was one of two representatives from the parish of St. Thomas-in-the-East , began encouraging the people in his parish to find ways to make their grievances known. One of his followers
1515-687: A long drought. A few days before the march, when police tried to arrest a man for disrupting a trial, a fight broke out against them by spectators. Officials then issued a warrant for the arrest of preacher Bogle, who had called for reforms, and was charged with inciting to riot. Governor Edward John Eyre declared martial law in the area, ordering in troops to hunt down the rebels. They killed many black individuals with an initial death toll of more than 400. Troops arrested more than 300 persons, including Bogle. Many of these were also innocent but were quickly tried and executed under martial law; both men and women were punished by whipping and long sentences. This
1616-406: A long-abandoned sugar plantation . The poor black Jamaicans of the parish were angered by this additional example of land inequality, and marched on the courthouse under the leadership of Bogle. Although the march was peaceful, the proceedings were disrupted when James Geoghegon, a black spectator, angrily denounced the charges. In the police's attempts to seize him and remove him from the courthouse,
1717-546: A number of others for riot and assault. The police arrived in Stony Gut to arrest Bogle but met with stiff resistance from the residents. They fought the police, forcing them to retreat to Morant Bay. A few days later on 11 October 1865, there was a vestry meeting in the Court House. That day Bogle led hundreds of followers, armed with sticks and machetes, on a protest march to the court house. The authorities had mustered
1818-463: A person, though they can be administered to other areas of the body. For a moderated subform of flagellation, described as bastinado , the soles of a person's bare feet are used as a target for beating (see foot whipping ). In some circumstances the word flogging is used loosely to include any sort of corporal punishment , including birching and caning . However, in British legal terminology,
1919-402: A reign of terror. The Jamaican Maroons of Moore Town , under the command of former Charles Town superintendent Alexander Fyfe, committed a number of atrocities and extrajudicial murders before they captured and arrested Bogle, and delivered him to the colonial authorities. Believing that the blacks could not have planned such events themselves (as he shared the widespread white assumption of
2020-650: A reported 5,036 times on sixty naval vessels. At the urging of New Hampshire Senator John P. Hale , the United States Congress banned flogging on all U.S. ships in September 1850, as part of a then-controversial amendment to a naval appropriations bill. Hale was inspired by Herman Melville 's "vivid description of flogging, a brutal staple of 19th century naval discipline" in Melville's "novelized memoir" White Jacket . During Melville's time on
2121-720: A ship's boat which was then rowed among the ships, with the ships' companies called to attention to observe the punishment. In June 1879 a motion to abolish flogging in the Royal Navy was debated in the House of Commons. John O'Connor Power , the member for Mayo, asked the First Lord of the Admiralty to bring the navy cat o' nine tails to the Commons Library so that the members might see what they were voting about. It
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#17327732282092222-663: A song about Bogle's execution, "1865 (96 Degrees In The Shade)", released in 1977 on the album of the same name . Other reggae artists who have named and written songs in tribute to Paul Bogle include Lee Scratch Perry and a co-production between The Aggrovators and the Revolutionaries . Bogle is mentioned in songs by Burning Spear , Brigadier Jerry , The Cimarons , Steel Pulse , Prince Far I , Lauryn Hill , Third World and General Trees . In "So Much Things to Say", by Bob Marley & The Wailers (and subsequently covered by Lauryn Hill ), Marley mentions Bogle in
2323-412: A sword or zanjeer zani or zanjeer matam , involving the use of a zanjeer (a chain with blades) are also performed. These are religious customs that show solidarity with Husayn and his family. People mourn the fact that they were not present at the battle to fight and save Husayn and his family. In some western cities, Shi'a communities have organized blood donation drives with organizations like
2424-495: A voice in the colony's government, and it was condemned by Jordon and Osborn. Jamaica became a Crown Colony , under direct rule from London. In 1969, Paul Bogle and George William Gordon were among several men who were named as Jamaican National Heroes , the highest honour in the nation. Several Jamaicans in the first half of the 20th century wrote about the Rebellion: Non-Jamaican authors have also treated
2525-436: A volunteer militia, who fired into the protesters after stones were thrown, killing seven men. The protesters set fire to the Court House and nearby buildings. When officials tried to leave, several were killed by the angry mob outside; a total of 25 on both sides died that day. Black peasants rose and took control of the parish for two days. The governor quickly retaliated, declaring martial law and ordering troops to capture
2626-408: Is the act of beating the human body with special implements such as whips , rods , switches , the cat o' nine tails , the sjambok , the knout , etc. Typically, flogging has been imposed on an unwilling subject as a punishment; however, it can also be submitted to willingly and even done by oneself in sadomasochistic or religious contexts. The strokes are typically aimed at the unclothed back of
2727-727: The Anglican Communion to practice self-flagellation using the discipline. St. Thérèse of Lisieux , a late 19th-century French Discalced Carmelite nun considered in Catholicism to be a Doctor of the Church , is an influential example of a saint who questioned prevailing attitudes toward physical penance. Her view was that loving acceptance of the many sufferings of daily life was pleasing to God, and fostered loving relationships with other people, more than taking upon oneself extraneous sufferings through instruments of penance. As
2828-524: The Maroons . Bogle is depicted on the heads side of the Jamaican 10-cent coin. His face was also depicted on the Jamaican two-dollar bill, from 1969 until 1989, when the two-dollar bill was phased out. Since 2023, he has been featured on the fifty dollar bill alongside George William Gordon. The identity of the sitter in the photograph used for these depictions is disputed. The Paul Bogle High School in
2929-537: The Red Cross on Ashura as a positive replacement for self-flagellation rituals like Tatbir and Qame Zani . Flagellation is also used as a sexual practice in the context of BDSM . The intensity of the beating is usually far less than used for punishment. There are anecdotal reports of people willingly being bound or whipped, as a prelude to or substitute for sex, during the 14th century. Flagellation practiced within an erotic setting has been recorded from at least
3030-576: The Spartan cult of Artemis Orthia . The Flagellation , in a Christian context , refers to an episode in the Passion of Christ prior to Jesus' crucifixion . The practice of mortification of the flesh for religious purposes has been utilised by members of various Christian denominations since the time of the Great Schism in 1054. Nowadays the instrument of penance is called a discipline ,
3131-512: The Torah (Deuteronomy 25:1–3) and Rabbinic law lashes may be given for offenses that do not merit capital punishment, and may not exceed 40. However, in the absence of a Sanhedrin , corporal punishment is not practiced in Jewish law. Halakha specifies the lashes must be given in sets of three, so the total number cannot exceed 39. Also, the person whipped is first judged whether they can withstand
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3232-482: The cat o' nine tails was used for severe formal punishment, while a "rope's end" or "starter" was used to administer informal, on-the-spot discipline. During the period 1790–1820, flogging in the British Navy on average consisted of 19.5 lashes per man. Some captains such as Thomas Masterman Hardy imposed even more severe penalties. Hardy while commanding HMS Victory , 1803–1805, raised punishments from
3333-425: The crucifixion of Jesus Christ . Due to the context of the flagellation of Jesus, the method and extent may have been limited by local practice, though it was done under Roman law. Whips with small pieces of metal or bone at the tips were commonly used. Such a device could easily cause disfigurement and serious trauma, such as ripping pieces of flesh from the body or loss of an eye. In addition to causing severe pain,
3434-548: The poll tax required to participate in Jamaica's political system . The poll tax was introduced by the colonial government to disfranchise the majority of emancipated Jamaicans, being fearful of causing an anti-colonial uprising (such as the Haitian Revolution ) if they granted too much political power. During the election of 1864, fewer than 2,000 black Jamaican men were eligible to vote (no women could vote at
3535-620: The treadmill for crimes such as stealing food. He warned that "If we are to be governed by such a Governor much longer, the people will have to fly to arms and become self-governing." In 1865, Dr. Edward Underhill , Secretary of the Baptist Missionary Society of Great Britain, wrote a letter to the Colonial Office in London in order to describe Jamaica's poor state of affairs for the mass of people. This letter
3636-620: The 1590s evidenced by a John Davies epigram, and references to "flogging schools" in Thomas Shadwell 's The Virtuoso (1676) and Tim Tell-Troth's Knavery of Astrology (1680). Visual evidence such as mezzotints and print media in the 1600s is also identified revealing scenes of flagellation, such as in the late seventeenth-century English mezzotint "The Cully Flaug'd" from the British Museum collection. John Cleland 's novel Fanny Hill , published in 1749, incorporates
3737-614: The Army in the 18th and early 19th centuries. Shortly after the establishment of Northern Ireland the Special Powers Act of 1922 (known as the "Flogging Act") was enacted by the Parliament of Northern Ireland . The Act enabled the government to 'take all such steps and issue all such orders as may be necessary for preserving the peace and maintaining order'. The long serving Home Affairs Minister Dawson Bates (1921–1943)
3838-458: The British penal colonies in early colonial Australia . Given that convicts in Australia were already "imprisoned", punishments for offenses committed there could not usually result in imprisonment and thus usually consisted of corporal punishment such as hard labour or flagellation. Unlike Roman times, British law explicitly forbade the combination of corporal and capital punishment ; thus,
3939-599: The British 73rd Foot flogged a man in occupied France in 1814, disgusted French citizens protested against it. During the French Revolutionary Wars the French Army stopped floggings altogether, inflicting death penalty or other severe corporal punishments instead. Once common in the British Army and British Royal Navy as a means of discipline, flagellation also featured prominently in
4040-588: The French Revolution, though not as official punishment. On 31 May 1793, the Jacobin women seized a revolutionary leader, Anne Josephe Theroigne de Mericourt , stripped her naked, and flogged her on the bare bottom in the public garden of the Tuileries . After this humiliation, she refused to wear any clothes, in memory of the outrage she had suffered. She went mad and ended her days in an asylum after
4141-659: The Jamaican House of Assembly in increasing numbers, and that alarmed the colonial authorities. In the wake of the Morant Bay Rebellion, Eyre, with the support of the Colonial Office , persuaded the Assembly to renounce its charter, thus ending two centuries of elected representation in the Colony of Jamaica . White planters were appointed by the governor. However, this move deprived the black majority of
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4242-548: The Morant Bay Rebellion. The rebellion has been featured in music as well. Reggae artists Third World featured the title track "1865 (96° In The Shade)" on their second album in 1977; the song described the events of the Morant Bay rebellion from the point of view of Paul Bogle and George William Gordon: You caught me on the loose, fighting to be free, now you show me a noose on a cotton tree, entertainment for you, martyrdom for me ... Some may suffer and some may burn, but I know that one day my people will learn, as sure as
4343-722: The Protestant Reformer , regularly practiced self-flagellation as a means of mortification of the flesh before leaving the Roman Catholic Church. Likewise, the Congregationalist writer Sarah Osborn (1714–1796) also practiced self-flagellation in order "to remind her of her continued sin, depravity, and vileness in the eyes of God". It became "quite common" for members of the Tractarian movement (see Oxford Movement , 1830s onwards) within
4444-548: The USS United States from 1843 to 1844, the ship log records 163 floggings, including some on his first and second days (18 and 19 August 1843) aboard the frigate at Honolulu, Oahu. Melville also included an intense depiction of flogging, and the circumstances surrounding it, in his more famous work, Moby-Dick . Military flogging was abolished in the United States Army on 5 August 1861. Flagellation
4545-467: The ability of a prison's visiting justices (in England and Wales, but not in Scotland, except at Peterhead) to order the birch or cat for prisoners committing serious assaults on prison staff. This power was not abolished until 1967, having been last used in 1962. School whipping was outlawed in publicly funded schools in 1986, and in privately funded schools in 1998 to 2003. Whipping occurred during
4646-443: The age of six would work as apprentices for a period of four to six years for their former enslavers, though British abolitionists protested against the apprenticeship system and it was fully abolished by 1 August 1838. This date marked the start of Jamaicans formerly in the apprenticeship system being allowed to choose their employer and profession; though they also gained the right to vote , most Jamaicans could not afford to pay
4747-577: The authorities. They continued to reemerge at different times up until the 16th century. Flagellation was also practised during the Black Plague as a means to purify oneself of sin and thus prevent contracting the disease. Pope Clement VI is known to have permitted it for this purpose in 1348, but changed course, as he condemned the Flagellants as a cult the following year. Martin Luther ,
4848-596: The bare shoulders down the body to the soles of the feet. There was no limit to the number of blows inflicted—this was left to the lictors to decide, though they were normally not supposed to kill the victim. Nonetheless, Livy , Suetonius and Josephus report cases of flagellation where victims died while still bound to the post. Flagellation was referred to as "half death" by some authors, as many victims died shortly thereafter. Cicero reports in In Verrem , " pro mortuo sublatus brevi postea mortuus " ("taken away for
4949-481: The black and leave the white", a sign that they were preparing for insurrection, or so Gad Heuman argues, indicating that oath taking in African tradition was a way to bring the group together and prepare for war. When the group arrived at the courthouse in Morant Bay, they were met by local officials and a small and inexperienced volunteer militia , gathered from personnel from the plantations. The crowd began pelting
5050-489: The body with knives or chains ( matam ) have been prohibited by Shi'a marjas like Ali Khamenei , Supreme Leader of Iran , some Shi'a observe mourning with blood donation which is called "Qame Zani" and flailing. Yet some Shi'ite men and boys continue to slash themselves with chains ( zanjeer ) or swords ( talwar ) and allow their blood to run freely. Certain rituals like the traditional flagellation ritual called Talwar zani ( talwar ka matam or sometimes tatbir ) using
5151-424: The cat o' nine tails, and to try more rational means—more often than not with success. The 3rd battalion's Royal Anglian Regiment nickname of "The Steelbacks" is taken from one of its former regiments, the 48th (Northamptonshire) Regiment of Foot who earned the nickname for their stoicism when being flogged with the cat o' nine tails ("Not a whimper under the lash"), a routine method of administering punishment in
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#17327732282095252-508: The cat" in 1942: "The pain was dreadful; you couldn't imagine it. The tail-ends cut my flesh to the bone, but I was determined not to scream and I didn't." The King's German Legion (KGL), which were German units in British pay, did not flog. In one case, a British soldier on detached duty with the KGL was sentenced to be flogged, but the German commander refused to carry out the punishment. When
5353-540: The conclusion of the whipping, the prisoner's lacerated back was normally rinsed with brine , which served as a crude and painful disinfectant. Flogging still continued for years after independence. The last person flogged in Australia was William John O'Meally in 1958 in Melbourne 's Pentridge Prison . During the Ancient Roman festival of Lupercalia , young men ran through the streets with thongs cut from
5454-608: The controversy related to whether observers believed that blacks had planned the uprising on their own, or whether George William Gordon and possibly whites had led them. Opponents of Eyre established the Jamaica Committee in December 1865, which called for Eyre to be tried for mass murder . More radical members of the Committee wanted him tried for the murder of British subjects, such as George William Gordon , under
5555-463: The course of the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries the proportion of whippings carried out in public declined, but the number of private whippings increased. The public whipping of women was abolished in 1817 (after having been in decline since the 1770s) and that of men ended in the early 1830s, though not formally abolished until 1862. Private whipping of men in prison continued and was not abolished until 1948. The 1948 abolition did not affect
5656-433: The damage inflicted by the whip. It also centered the offender's weight in his shoulders, further ensuring a painful experience. With the prisoner thus stripped and bound, either one or two floggers administered the prescribed number of strokes, or "lashes," to the victim's back. During the flogging, a doctor or other medical worker was consulted at regular intervals as to the condition of the prisoner. In many cases, however,
5757-436: The day. It may have contributed to the fall of the government. In 1866 John Stuart Mill set up and chaired the Jamaica Committee to examine the atrocities committed in Jamaica in the course of ending the rebellion. Thomas Carlyle set up a rival committee to defend Eyre. His supporters included John Ruskin , Charles Kingsley , Charles Dickens and Alfred, Lord Tennyson . The Morant Bay rebellion turned out to be one of
5858-445: The defining points in Jamaica's struggle for both political and economical enhancement. Bogle's demonstration ultimately achieved its objectives and paved the way for new attitudes. In 1969 Paul Bogle was named a National Hero along with George William Gordon , Marcus Garvey , Sir Alexander Bustamante and Norman Washington Manley . In the 1970s, two other National Heroes were added in the form of Samuel Sharpe and Queen Nanny of
5959-430: The government of law, or through military license. With a speedy trial, Gordon was convicted quickly and hanged on 23 October, just two days after his trial had begun. According to one soldier, "we slaughtered all before us ... man or woman or child". In the end, the soldiers killed 439 black Jamaicans directly, and they arrested 354 more (including Paul Bogle) who were later executed, many without proper trials. Bogle
6060-531: The hide of goats which had just been sacrificed, whipping people with the thongs as they ran. According to Plutarch , women would put themselves in their way to receive blows on the hands, believing that this would help them to conceive or grant them an easy delivery. The eunuch priests of the goddess Cybele , the galli , flogged themselves until they bled during the annual festival called Dies Sanguinis . The initiation ceremonies of Greco-Roman mystery religions also sometimes involved ritual flagellation, as did
6161-433: The imminent legal actions. Its leaders included MP Lord John Manners , as well as James Brudenell, 7th Earl of Cardigan , scientist John Tyndall , and the authors Thomas Carlyle and John Ruskin . Other supporters were Alfred Tennyson , Charles Kingsley , and Charles Dickens . The Jamaica Committee initially sought to have Eyre charged criminally with murder, but the grand jury did not indict him. They then supported
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#17327732282096262-550: The maximum number of lashes to 12. These annual reports were required from the captain of each naval vessel. See thumbnail for the 1847 disciplinary report of the USS ; John Adams . The individual reports were then compiled so the Secretary of the Navy could report to the United States Congress how pervasive flogging had become and to what extent it was utilized. In total for the years 1846–1847, flogging had been administered
6363-567: The military code. During the American Revolutionary War , the American Congress raised the legal limit on lashes from 39 to 100 for soldiers who were convicted by courts-martial. Prior to 1815 United States Navy captains were given wide discretion in matters of discipline. Surviving ships logs reveal the majority awarded between twelve and twenty-four lashes, depending on the severity of the offense. However,
6464-477: The militia with rocks and sticks, and the militia opened fire on the protesters. This angered the crowd, who reacted violently, burning the court house and nearby buildings. More than 25 people were killed on both sides, before the militia retreated. For the next two days, the mass of rebellious black peasants took over the parish of St. Thomas-in-the-East. In response, Governor John Eyre sent government troops, under Brigadier-General Alexander Nelson , to hunt down
6565-741: The most common forms of torture . Flagellation is used by both the Free Syrian Army and the Syrian Arab Army , but is not practiced by the Syrian Democratic Forces . ISIS most commonly used flagellation in which people would be tied to a ceiling and whipped. It was extremely common in Raqqa Stadium , a makeshift prison where prisoners were tortured. It was also common for those who did not follow ISIS strict laws to be publicly flogged. According to
6666-498: The oppression of the negroes". Bogle concentrated on improving the conditions of the poor. As awareness of social injustices and people's grievances grew, Bogle led a group of small farmers 45 miles to the capital, Spanish Town , hoping to meet with Governor Eyre to discuss their issues, but they were denied an audience. The people of Stony Gut lost confidence and trust in the Government, and Bogle's supporters grew in number in
6767-494: The parish of his birth is named after him. He is referred to together with Toussaint L'Ouverture , leader of the Haitian Revolution , in the name of the London-based publishing company Bogle-L'Ouverture . As a national hero, Paul Bogle is referenced in many works of Jamaican culture. Most notably, dancehall performer Gerald Levy 's stage name was "Bogle" (also "Mr Bogle" and "Father Bogle"). Third World produced
6868-538: The parish. On 7 October 1865, Bogle and some supporters attended a trial of two men from Stony Gut. One was convicted and sentenced to prison on charges of trespassing on a long abandoned plantation. A member of Bogle's group protested in court over the case, but was immediately arrested, angering the crowd further. He was rescued moments later when Bogle and his men took to the market square and retaliated. The police were severely beaten and forced to retreat. On Monday, 9 October 1865, warrants were issued against Bogle and
6969-565: The parish. This was the most severe suppression of unrest in the history of the British West Indies , exceeding incidents during slavery years. When news of the Jamaican government's response to the rebellion broke in Britain, with hundreds killed and hundreds more arrested and being executed, it generated fierce debate. Public figures of different political affiliations lined up to support or oppose Governor Eyre's actions. Part of
7070-444: The people in Jamaica. After leading the Morant Bay rebellion , Bogle was captured, tried and convicted by the colonial government (who had declared martial law ), and hanged on 24 October 1865 in the Morant Bay court house. Bogle had become a friend of a wealthy landowner and fellow Baptist George William Gordon , a bi-racial man who served in the Assembly as one of two representatives from St. Thomas-in-the-East parish . Gordon
7171-435: The physician merely observed the offender to determine whether he was conscious. If the prisoner passed out, the physician would order a halt until the prisoner was revived, and then the whipping would continue. Female convicts were also subject to flogging as punishment, both on the convict ships and in the penal colonies. Although they were generally given fewer lashes than males (usually limited to 40 in each flogging), there
7272-501: The poorly armed rebels and bring Bogle back to Morant Bay for trial. The troops met with no organized resistance, but they killed blacks indiscriminately, most of whom had not been involved in either the riot at the courthouse or the later rebellion. Amongst the rebels shot or hanged with only perfunctory trial, or no trial at all, were seven women of colour – Letitia Geoghegan, Mary Ann Francis, Judy Edwards, Ellen Dawkins, Justina Taylor, Sarah Francis and Mary Ward. Heuman has described it as
7373-407: The population of survivors of slavery and their descendants. Several bankruptcies were declared in the sugar industry, causing a loss of jobs and widening the economic void. Tensions between white planters and black Jamaicans increased, and rumours began circulating among the freedmen that white planters intended to restore slavery. Gordon criticized Eyre's draconian punishments such as flogging and
7474-434: The prior twelve lashes and twenty-four for more serious offenses to a new standard of thirty-six lashes with sixty lashes reserved for more serious infractions, such as theft or second offenses. In severe cases a person could be "flogged around the fleet": a significant number of lashes (up to 600) was divided among the ships on a station and the person was taken to all ships to be flogged on each, or—when in harbour—bound in
7575-564: The public whipping. In the Russian Empire , knouts were used to flog criminals and political offenders. Sentences of a hundred lashes would usually result in death. Whipping was used as a punishment for Russian serfs . Ashraf Fayadh (born 1980), a Saudi Arabian poet, was imprisoned for eight years and lashed 800 times, rather than receiving a death penalty, for apostasy in 2016. In April 2020, Saudi Arabia said it would replace flogging with prison sentences or fines, according to
7676-499: The punishment, if not, the number of whips is decreased. Jewish law limited flagellation to forty strokes, and in practice delivered thirty-nine, so as to avoid any possibility of breaking this law due to a miscount. In the Roman Empire , flagellation was often used as a prelude to crucifixion , and in this context is sometimes referred to as scourging . Most famously according to the gospel accounts, this occurred prior to
7777-528: The rebels and suppress the rebellion. The troops destroyed Stony Gut and Bogle's chapel, killing more than 400 persons outright across the parish, including women and children. They arrested more than 300 persons, including Bogle. Jamaican Maroons from Moore Town eventually captured Bogle and delivered him to the colonial government . He was tried under martial law and quickly executed, as were many others. Others, including women, and children were brought back to Morant Bay to be tried under martial law. Gordon
7878-545: The rule of law, stating that Eyre's actions taken under the aegis of martial law were illegal. The Committee leaders included the MPs John Bright , Charles Buxton , and Peter Taylor , as well as the scholars Charles Darwin , Thomas Henry Huxley , and Goldwin Smith . Other supporters included T. H. Green , Henry Fawcett , and A. V. Dicey . The Eyre Defence Committee was formed in August 1866 to support Eyre during
7979-422: The same breath as Jesus Christ and Marcus Garvey , concluding: "I'll never forget no way they turned their backs on Paul Bogle, so don't you forget no youth who you are and where you stand in the struggle." Paul Bogle is mentioned in the songs "See them a come" and "Innocent blood" by the reggae band Culture . Tarrus Riley also mentions Paul Bogle in the song "Shaka Zulu Pickney", alluding to his ancestry as
8080-637: 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. Bogle and the Morant Bay rebellion are pivotal plot points in Zadie Smith’s 2023 novel “The Fraud.” Flogging Flagellation (Latin flagellum , 'whip'), flogging or whipping
8181-461: The subject of widespread national debate. In January 1866, a Royal Commission was sent to investigate the events. Governor Eyre was suspended and recalled to England and eventually dismissed. The national government changed that of Jamaica. The House of Assembly resigned its charter, and Jamaica was made a Crown Colony , governed directly by Britain. The "Eyre Controversy" turned into a long and increasingly public issue, dividing well-known figures of
8282-524: The sun shines, way up in the sky, today I stand here a victim – the truth is I'll never die. Smith, Horane, "Morant Bay: Based on the Jamaican Rebellion" Createspace. 2010. ISBN 978-1548190002 Paul Bogle Paul Bogle (1822 – 24 October 1865) was a Jamaican Baptist deacon and activist. He is a National Hero of Jamaica . He was a leader of the 1865 Morant Bay protesters, who marched for justice and fair treatment for all
8383-407: The time that they were not capable of it), Governor John Eyre had representative George William Gordon arrested. The mixed-race Jamaican businessman and politician was wealthy and well-known; he was openly critical of the governor and his policies. Eyre believed that Gordon had been behind the rebellion. Despite having very little to do with it, Gordon was quickly convicted and executed. Though he
8484-450: The time) out of a total population of more than 436,000, in which blacks outnumbered whites by a ratio of 32:1. Prior to the rebellion, conditions in Jamaica had been worsening for poor blacks. In 1864 there were several floods that ruined many crops, while 1865 marked the end of a decade in which the island had been overwhelmed by plagues of cholera and smallpox . A two-year drought preceding 1865 made economic conditions worse for much of
8585-576: The track "Maangamizi" from his album The Thieves Banquet , saying: "Probably don't know the Haitian Revolution caused the French to sell half of America, nor know the role that Africans played in the Civil War for that same America. If you ain't heard of Nanny of the Maroons or Bogle, you probably believe what they told you." Jamaican reggae and dancehall musician Junior Reid mentions Paul Bogle in
8686-574: The victim would approach a state of hypovolemic shock due to loss of blood. The Romans reserved this treatment for non-citizens, as stated in the lex Porcia and lex Sempronia , dating from 195 and 123 BC. The poet Horace refers to the horribile flagellum (horrible whip) in his Satires . Typically, the one to be punished was stripped naked and bound to a low pillar so that he could bend over it, or chained to an upright pillar so as to be stretched out. Two lictors (some reports indicate scourgings with four or six lictors) alternated blows from
8787-478: The world, particularly in countries using Islamic law and in some territories which were former British colonies. Caning is routinely ordered by the courts as a penalty for some categories of crime in Singapore , Brunei , Malaysia , Indonesia , Tanzania, Zimbabwe and elsewhere. In Syria , where torture of political dissidents , POWs and civilians is extremely common, flagellation has become one of
8888-403: Was a black Baptist deacon named Paul Bogle . In August 1865 Bogle led a deputation of peasants from St. Thomas-in-the-East an 87 kilometer (55 mile) march to the capital, Spanish Town , hoping to meet with the governor, John Eyre to discuss issues. But the governor refused to receive them. On 7 October 1865, a black man was put on trial in the Morant Bay courthouse, charged with trespassing on
8989-535: Was arrested in Kingston , where martial law had not been declared, Eyre had him transferred to Morant Bay, where he could be tried under martial law . The trial and execution of Gordon via martial law, following the excesses of suppressing the rebellion, added to the outrage felt by many in Britain. They felt there were serious constitutional issues by Eyre's bringing Gordon under martial law. They were concerned about whether British dependencies should be ruled under
9090-425: Was convicted of conspiracy and hanged on 23 October, and Bogle was hanged the following day. Back in Britain there was public outcry, and increased opposition from liberals against Eyre's handling of the situation, with accusations against him of murder. Supporters praised the governor for acting quickly in the crisis to suppress a potentially larger rebellion. By the end of 1865 the "Governor Eyre Case" had become
9191-578: Was empowered to make any regulation felt necessary to preserve law and order. Breaking those regulations could bring a sentenced of up to a year in prison with hard labour, and in the case of some crimes, whipping. This act was in place until 1973, when it was replaced with the Northern Ireland (Emergency Provisions) Act 1973 . An imprisoned member of the Irish Republican Army (1922–1969) , Frank Morris remembered his 15 "strokes of
9292-420: Was executed "either the same evening he was tried or the next morning". On 25 October, Bogle was hanged alongside 14 others, including his brother Moses. Other punishments included flogging of more than 600 men and women (including some pregnant women), and long prison sentences. The soldiers burned thousands of homes belonging to black Jamaicans without any justifiable reason, leaving families homeless throughout
9393-460: Was instrumental in Bogle being appointed deacon of Stony Gut Baptist Church in 1864. Conditions were hard for black peasants, due to social discrimination, flooding and crop failure, and epidemics. The required payment of poll taxes prevented most of them from voting. In August 1865, Gordon criticised the governor of Jamaica , Edward John Eyre , for sanctioning "everything done by the higher class to
9494-468: Was later shown to Jamaica's Governor John Eyre , who immediately tried to deny the truth of its statements. Jamaica's poor black people learned of the letter and began organizing in "Underhill Meetings". Peasants in Saint Ann parish sent a petition to Queen Victoria asking for Crown lands to cultivate, saying they could not find land for themselves. The petition was sent to Eyre first, and he enclosed
9595-458: Was no other difference between the manner in which males and females were flogged. Floggings of both male and female convicts were public, administered before the whole colony's company, assembled especially for the purpose. In addition to the infliction of pain, one of the principal purposes of the flogging was to humiliate the offender in front of his mates and to demonstrate, in a forceful way, that he had been required to submit to authority. At
9696-692: Was passed." In the Napoleonic Wars , the maximum number of lashes that could be inflicted on soldiers in the British Army reached 1,200. This many lashes could permanently disable or kill a man. Charles Oman , historian of the Peninsular War , noted that the maximum sentence was inflicted "nine or ten times by general court-martial during the whole six years of the war" and that 1,000 lashes were administered about 50 times. Other sentences were for 900, 700, 500 and 300 lashes. One soldier
9797-420: Was sentenced to 700 lashes for stealing a beehive. Another man was let off after only 175 of 400 lashes, but spent three weeks in the hospital. Later in the war, the more draconian punishments were abandoned and the offenders shipped to New South Wales instead, where more whippings often awaited them. (See Australian penal colonies section.) Oman later wrote: If anything was calculated to brutalize an army it
9898-554: Was so common in England as punishment that caning (and spanking and whipping) are called "the English vice". Flogging was a common disciplinary measure in the Royal Navy that became associated with a seaman's manly disregard for pain. Generally, officers were not flogged. However, in 1745, a cashiered British officer's sword could be broken over his head, among other indignities inflicted on him. Aboard ships, knittles or
9999-472: Was the Great "Cat" Contention, "Mr Speaker, since the Government has let the cat out of the bag, there is nothing to be done but to take the bull by the horns." Poet Laureate Ted Hughes celebrates the occasion in his poem, "Wilfred Owen's Photographs": "A witty profound Irishman calls/For a 'cat' into the House, and sits to watch/The gentry fingering its stained tails./Whereupon ...Quietly, unopposed,/The motion
10100-511: Was the most severe suppression of unrest in the history of the British West Indies . The governor had George William Gordon , a mixed-race representative of the parish in the House of Assembly , arrested in Kingston and brought back to Morant Bay, where he tried the politician under martial law. Gordon was quickly convicted and executed. The violent suppression and numerous executions generated
10201-472: Was the wicked cruelty of the British military punishment code, which Wellington to the end of his life supported. There is plenty of authority for the fact that the man who had once received his 500 lashes for a fault which was small, or which involved no moral guilt, was often turned thereby from a good soldier into a bad soldier, by losing his self-respect and having his sense of justice seared out. Good officers knew this well enough, and did their best to avoid
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