1 ▁led ▁by ▁Sam ▁Sh ar pe ▁and ▁the ▁Mor ant ▁Bay ▁Reb ell ion ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 5 . ▁The ▁Mor ant ▁Bay ▁Reb ell ion ▁aim ed ▁to ▁get ▁better ▁w ages ▁and ▁land ▁for ▁fre ed ▁people . ▁These ▁re bell ions ▁were ▁part ▁of ▁Bapt ist ▁resistance ▁that ▁was ▁present ▁from ▁the ▁ 1 7 8 0 s ▁until ▁the ▁ 1 8 6 0 s . ▁Each ▁re bell ion ▁led ▁to ▁significant ▁changes ▁in ▁J ama ican ▁politics ▁and ▁were ▁led ▁by ▁leaders ▁of ▁the ▁Native ▁Bapt ist ▁Church ▁( 2 3 4 ). ▁These ▁re bell ions ▁took ▁place ▁during ▁periods ▁of ▁intens ified ▁rev ival ist ▁church ▁movements . ▁ ▁One ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁major ▁figures ▁in ▁Black ▁National ism ▁in ▁J ama ica ▁was ▁the ▁pre acher ▁Alexander ▁Bed ward . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁minister ▁of ▁the ▁rev ival ist ▁J ama ica ▁Native ▁Bapt ist ▁Free ▁Church ▁from ▁ 1 8 8 9 ▁to ▁ 1 9 2 1 ▁and ▁a ▁religious ▁figure ▁who ▁provided ▁leadership ▁for ▁the ▁opp ress ed . ▁Bed ward ▁was ▁both ▁a ▁religious ▁and ▁political ▁figure ▁and ▁connected ▁religion ▁with ▁national ism . ▁Bed ward ▁was ▁a ▁leader ▁in ▁a ▁black - based ▁religious ▁movement ▁that ▁played ▁an ▁enorm ous ▁historical ▁role ▁in ▁att aining ▁certain ▁civil ▁rights ▁for ▁black s . ▁Bed ward ▁and ▁his ▁follow ers ▁rose ▁up ▁against ▁ra cial ▁disc rim ination , ▁in just ice , ▁and ▁the ▁ty ran ny