Title

'The Jamaica Question', 1865. Artist: John Tenniel

Caption

'The Jamaica Question', 1865. The white planter asks Am not I a Man and Brother, Too, Mr. Stiggins? Punch shows a sullen black worker being led away from his plantation by a sanctimonious Baptist Minister who is certainly not inclined to enter into any theological discussion with his white brother, the plantation owner or manager. In October 1865, black workers in Jamaica staged an uprising, beginning at Morant Bay about 20 miles from Kingston. The discontent amongst the black population had been fuelled by the intervention and agitation of the Baptist ministers who had promoted the view that distress and poverty amongst the workers was due to the misgovernment of the island's rulers. From Punch, or the London Charivari, Decmber 23, 1865.

Date

1865

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Cartoon Collector

Reference

HRM19A89_232

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

53,8Mb (3,9Mb) / 12,2in x 17,1in / 3670 x 5126 (300dpi)

Keywords

agriculture people black male job man men religious religion guy occupation plantation umbrella century profession B&W slavery cartoon MONOCHROME slave minister 19th century black & white black and white B W Baptist nineteenth century Heritage Image Partnership plantation worker sanctimonious satire engraving John Tenniel Sir John Tenniel Tenniel John engraving satire