Nanny Grig (late 1700s—early 1800s), an enslaved Creole of African descent known for her role in the 1816 rebellion in Barbados, was born in the late 1700s in Barbados. Her name also appears in historical documents as “Nanny Grigg.”

Her name also appears in historical documents as “Nanny Grigg.” A domestic on the Simmons Plantation in St. Philip, Barbados, Grig has been characterized by the historian Hilary Beckles (1999) as a woman who “took liberties” and was the “principal conceptualiser and ideologue of the 1816 rebellion” in Barbados (p. 163).

Nanny Grigg was in possession of valuable knowledge and information of the colony of Barbados’s history. Her wealth of information indicates she was a literate enslaved African. As to how she was privy to such information is unknown.

The woman depicted is probably the likeness of a literate enslaved domestic servant named Nanny Grigg. Grigg was instrumental in planning Bussa's Rebellion and was assigned the task of stealing newspapers from the plantation big house and …

2022年11月25日 · The rebel leaders (Bussa, King Wiltshire, Dick Bailey, Nanny Grigg and Johnny) met on Good Friday, under cover of a dance, and they planned to kickstart their revolt on 17 April. The rebellion began prematurely on 14th April 1816 in the southeast parish of St Philip, spreading to most of the southern and central parishes of Christ Church, St ...

2025年1月9日 · The rebellion’s organization reflected the strategic and communal efforts of enslaved Africans to challenge their oppressors. Various sugar plantations across the island became centers of planning. The Simmons Plantation, one of the largest in Barbados, had three notable leaders: John Grigg, Nanny Grigg, and Jackie.

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2020年11月8日 · The island’s cultural ambassador and iconic calypsonian, Dr. Anthony “Gabby” Carter would like to see a statue of one of the major leaders of the 1816 Revolt, Nanny Grigg, in National Heroes’ Square. On Thursday, Gabby spoke candidly to the Barbados Advocate about the pending removal of Lord Nelson’s Statue on November 16.

2018年4月14日 · Each plantation actively involved in the uprising had a leader. Two crucial plantations were Simmons Plantation, lead by John and Nanny Grigg and mostly importantly Jackey; as well as Bailey plantation, lead by King Wiltshire, Dick Bailey, Johnny and Bussa after whom the uprising was named.

2023年4月15日 · Nanny Grigg was one of three people who organised the uprising at the Simmons Plantation while Bussa and three others led the one at Bayley’s Plantation.