The Demerara Uprising in Guyana was one of the most serious in the British Empire. Largely non-violent, it was put down within a few days.
At 6.30 pm on 18th August 1823, Jack Gladstone walked up to the large bell that hung at the centre of the sugar plantation, and rang it. This was the signal for the start of the Demerara uprising, that would become the largest revolt against British slavery up to that...