On this day, 5 November 1843 an enslaved woman called Carlota Lucumi led an enslaved uprising in Matanzas, Cuba. Brandishing machetes, Lucumi and her co-conspirators summoned other enslaved people with a kettle drum, then killed the cane plantation enslavers before heading to neighbouring plantations and farms to free other enslaved people. While Lucumi herself was soon executed, the rebellion lasted until the following year, when Spanish colonial authorities succeeded in violently repressing it. The abolition of slavery in Cuba was eventually achieved in 1886. Pictured: an illustration of Lucumi and the rebellion by Lili Bernard * For stories like this for every day of the year in your home or workplace, or as a gift, get a copy of the WCH 2023 Wall Calendar, available here with global shipping: https://shop.workingclasshistory.com/products/wch-wall-calendar https://www.facebook.com/workingclasshistory/photos/a.296224173896073/2127406660777806/?type=3
