1791-Feb.-04: The Kingston Daily Advertiser reported on the heightened security measures taken by the Jamaica Assembly in response to the “unrest in the neig…

1791-Feb.-04: The Kingston Daily Advertiser reported on the heightened security measures taken by the Jamaica Assembly in response to the “unrest in the neighboring islands.” The article specifically mentioned the fear that black sailors from Saint-Domingue were bringing “seditious pamphlets” into Jamaican ports. Authorities were ordered to search all incoming vessels for any literature that promoted the abolition of slavery or racial equality. The newspaper emphasized the need for “constant vigilance” to prevent the domestic slave population from learning about the events in the French North Province. This account illustrates the early efforts of colonial states to establish an “ideological quarantine.”