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Thomas Burchell
Pastor · 1799–1846
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Thomas Burchell was an English Baptist missionary who worked in Jamaica from 1824 until his death in 1846, becoming a prominent advocate against slavery. Based in Montego Bay, he helped establish Baptist churches and supported the development of free villages for emancipated people. His ministry also connected him with Samuel Sharpe and the political and religious upheavals surrounding Jamaica’s Baptist War.
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Read quote → ✓Source verified“The apprenticeship system is plausible, when superficially observed; but it is found to be little less than infernal when thoroughly known.”
Read quote → ✓Source verified“I declare to you, to see such a mass of persons ... rise all at once, and express and conduct themselves so admirably, is wonderful.”