Dessy Pavlova

A book about slavery, emancipation, love, intrigue and freedom. A book that touches on the degradation of slavery and the rise to freedom by a young man who has small bits of history about him in our archives yet I feel should be glorified much more than he is / was. My story is of real events coated with the imagination of a young Jamaican boy in me, who dreamed of the exploits of Three Finger Jack. Here's a small sample of what's inside... Here's an excerpt from the book / short story I just wrote about a Jamaican hero not really glorified in my / our history books but I belive should be. * * * * * * One of the staple events of trips that the plantation owners enjoyed while being in Port Royal, were the fights in the factories. An ‘arena’ was chosen, a molasses factory where the centre was cleared for a ‘ring’ and enough room for spectators all around and wagering was very high. Each afternoon, there were a series of bouts pitting each owner’s best against the others. Winning a bout was lucrative but winning the grand prize meant large profits to fighter (if he were a free man) and definitely to the owner. Fighters were usually of European decent (mostly English) but the odd owner had a huge slave as a representative for in brutality, pain knows no color or prejudice so black against white provided even greater excitement and emotion. Mark Campbell a veteran of wars, a true warrior, was also a moral and compassionate man and was not always fond of the beatings men put on each other for what to him was a measly purse and felt some guilt as he and his clique of owners exploited these desperate men. However, as a ‘good sport’ he would attend these fights and at times make the odd wager especially where two free men faced each other. Jack as his page boy / man servant would be brought along and would be consulted by Campbell about the odds as well as the fighters’ chances in the upcoming bouts. Jack was never wrong in his selections! Campbell in appreciation shared his winnings with Jack. This part of the relationship for both young Jack and Campbell was something both thoroughly enjoyed as there was mutual love and respect which grew over the years… Campbell a very powerful and respected British subject, as close to a knight hood as any man on the island could be never treated any of his slaves as such. He understood the way things were within the time in which he lived but all who worked for him were treated fairly and far more ‘human’ than many of his peers treated their slaves. Campbell was respected, yet resented by his clique, mainly because, outside of the loss of his wife, he had the biggest plantation, the most money, was the most decorated soldier in the queens army with talk of knighthood at some future point which gave him high favor at court so many tread lightly around this man. He had everything! And his slaves loved him. Jack, even grudgingly at first learned to love and respect Campbell. Bob Johnson on the other hand was a book keeper back in England who had embezzled monies from several of his clients which included some of London’s aristocracy. He had started skimming pretty early in his practice and was very clever with his schemes and amassed a tidy sum, possibly now rivaling his clients who were born to nobility. Bob’s biggest mistake was to count the money he had, and attempt to buy his way into the court’s favor. He’d contact the organizers of any event where royalty would be and make ‘contributions’ to person or persons in charge of the invitees. Had Bob been far more humble and kept to himself he would have gone undetected but showing up at events where nobility was the only thing to get one through the door Bob stuck out like a sore thumb... Radio Interviews about Jack can be listened to here: http://www.canadianreggaeworld.com/contact-us.html

Three Finger Jack - The Spirit of Jamaica

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