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The 1763 Cuffy Rebellion in Berbice
In February 1763, a slave revolt unlike any before erupted in the Dutch colony of Berbice, on the Caribbean coast of modern Guyana. Led by a Coromantee man named Cuffy (or Kofi), thousands of enslaved Africans seized control of the colony for nearly a year, demanding independence and recognition from European powers. This episode explores Cuffy's rise, the multi-ethnic coalition of rebels that included Akan, Gbe, and other captives, and the brutal suppression by Dutch and mercenary forces under Governor Jan Wolters. We examine Cuffy's extraordinary letter to the Dutch declaring…
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