1791–1792 (Fall/Winter): The black revolution in Saint-Domingue significantly energized slave communication networks across Jamaica, inspiring enslaved peopl…

1791–1792 (Fall/Winter): The black revolution in Saint-Domingue significantly energized slave communication networks across Jamaica, inspiring enslaved people to share news of the rebellion. Mobile runaway slaves, such as a man named Brutus, reportedly played a hidden but vital role in transmitting this information from plantation to plantation. Brutus was associated with a settlement known as Brutus Town, one of several runaway communities in the “cockpit country” that captured the imagination of the enslaved population. The existence of these settlements provided both a physical refuge and a psychological beacon for those seeking to escape the plantation system.