who are they and why are they heroes?

In Jamaica, there are other "un-sung heroes" other than the big 7..there is Cuffy, Jack Mansong and Cudjoe - who I believe is Nanny's brother and others.

Jamaica

Sam Sharpe - abolition
George William Gordon- abolition
Paul Bogle- abolition
Nanny- abolition
Bustamante- political
Norman Manley- political
Marcus Garvey - Pan Africanism

Reading this I was about to tell him where "Tacky"! I had a real' good Jamaican history lesson today! thanks teach!

Gyel, where is the Grenadian NATIONAL HERO??

Ley de Jamaicans FIX dere own TING.

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Grenada's National Heroes!!
Sooo ladies first: let me start with:

Dame Hilda Bynoe- Dame Hilda Bynoe is well known throughout the Caribbean as the first woman Governor in the British Commonwealth and the first native Governor of her island home of Grenada.
http://www.caricom.org/jsp/projects/...?menu=projects

Maurice Bishop born on the island of Aruba to Grenadian parents, Maurice Bishop will remain one of Grenada's Fallen National heroes. In his words: "Forward Ever Backward Never"
http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/COLDbishop.htm
http://www.spiceislander.com/profile...ice_bishop.htm

T.A. Marryshow aka Theophilus Albert Marryshow was one of the key figures in the political history of Grenada and the West Indies Federation

Herbert Blaize
http://www.spiceislander.com/profile_of_HA_Blaize.htm

Sir Eric Matthew Gairy- Grenada got independance under Gairy
http://www.spiceislander.com/profile_of_Eric_Gairy.htm

Tubal Uriah Buzz Butler (1895-1977)- a trade union in Trinidad but Grenadian.
http://trinbagopan.com/TubalUriah1.htm

even though Malcolm X is African American- his mother was from Grenada (the parish of St. Patrick, Sauteurs to be exact)

Here's some more National Heroes from Grenada.
Check this site http://www.spiceislander.com/heroes/



Wesley Leon Thomas known locally as Bat-eye was born in St. Andrew's, Grenada.He represented Grenada and the Windward Islands at both youth and senior cricket. Wesley Thomas also represented the Grenada National Football team at regional and international level.
http://www.spiceislander.com/pages/s...ley_thomas.htm

Theophilus Augustus Redhead was born in St. George's, Grenada on August 8, 1930. He was and outstanding Cricketer, Footballer and Calypsion.Theophilus Augustus (Papitette) Redhead has laid the foundation for people like Junior Murray, Rawle Lewis, King Ajamu, Black Wizard and others to reach the level that he never had the opportunity. A true son of the soil, he will always be remembered.
http://www.spiceislander.com/pages/s...eo_redhead.htm

Jerome "Jerry" D.M. Romain was born on January 1st 1939 on Green Street in St. George's, Grenada. Jerry Romain is a Pioneer Radio Broadcaster. Locally, he joined the staff of the then Windward Islands Broadcasting Service (WIBS) and rose fromAnnouncer to Program Director, in which role he served in St. Lucia for four months and in St. Vincent & the Grenadines for a period of two years.
http://www.spiceislander.com/heroes/jerry-romain.htm

Jennifer Hosten was born and raised in St. George's, capital of the small Caribbean Island known for it's spices, Grenada. She completed her education in London and studied broadcasting with the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) and worked for its Caribbean service before becoming a flight attendant.At the age of 22, Jennifer was the first black woman to be crowned Miss World and as expected spark anger among the European white population who taught that Miss Sweden should be the winner purely because she was white and that a black girl should not be the winner.
http://www.spiceislander.com/heroes/jennifer_hosten.htm