Emancipation Park

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01 Emancipation Park was opened in 2002, the seven-acre landscape is lined with tropical flowers and trees.in Kingston Jamaica
02 Strolling through the flowers and trees in beautiful Emancipation Park Kingston Jamaica
03 Resting on a manicured lawn with a wide tree beyond in beautiful Emancipation Park Kingston Jamaica
04 A shady Poinciana tree adorned with red flowers ablaze in the warm Jamaican sun in beautiful Emancipation Park Kingston Jamaica
05 Tropical flowers and colourful trees in the warm Jamaican sun in beautiful Emancipation Park Kingston Jamaica
06 A fountain is lit up at night in beautiful Emancipation Park Kingston Jamaica
07 People lounge on park benched with lights on the trees at night in beautiful Emancipation Park Kingston Jamaica
09 Statue busts of prominent Jamaicans on pedestals lead to the main ceremonial entrance with the Redemption Song bronze sculpture in Emancipation Park Kingston Jamaica
10 Bust of Norman Manley (1893-1969) led the demand for Universal Adult Suffrage and the team that negotiated Jamaican Independence in Emancipation Park Kingston Jamaica
11 Bust of Sir William Alexander Bustamante (1884-1977) who was the first Prime Minister of Jamaica in 1962 in Emancipation Park Kingston Jamaica
12 Bust of Marcus Garvey (1887-1940) a proponent of Black Nationalism and Pan-Africanism movements inspiring the Rastafarian movement in Emancipation Park Kingston Jamaica
13 Bust of Paul Bogle (1820-1865) who was hanged for leading the 1865 Morant Bay protestors who marched for justice and fair treatment in Emancipation Park Kingston Jamaica
14 Bust of George Gordon (1815-1865) hanged for the 1865 Morant Bay Rebellion protesting against oppressive and unjust living conditions in Emancipation Park Kingston Jamaica
15 Bust of Nanny of the Maroons (1686-1750) who led formerly enslaved Africans, Windward Maroons, who fought against British colonizers in Emancipation Park Kingston Jamaica
15 Bust of Samuel Sharpe (1801-1832) who was hanged as the leader of the 1832 Baptist War slave rebellion, in 1838 slavery was abolished in Emancipation Park Kingston Jamaica
16 Trees and flowers welcome you to the main ceremonial entrance in Emancipation Park Kingston Jamaica
17A 11 ft, 3m bronze sculpture Redemption Song by celebrated Jamaican artist Laura Facey graces the ceremonial entrance of the Emancipation Park Kingston Jamaica
17B The Redemption Song sculpture features a male and female figure gazing to the skies, symbolic of their triumphant rise from slavery in Emancipation Park Kingston Jamaica
17C The Redemption Song sculpture is based on the Bob Marley song in Emancipation Park Kingston Jamaica