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The story of Breffu: A female slave from Ghana who led a slave revolt to take over the West Indies in 1733

Breffu was an Akwamu leader of the 1733 slave insurrection on St. John Island
Breffu was an Akwamu leader of the 1733 slave insurrection on St. John Island