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Stono Rebellion
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Stono Rebellion
Source: Encyclopedia of African American History, 1619-1895: From the Colonial Period to the Age of Frederick Douglass
Word Count: 1228 Includes: BibliographyThe Stono Rebellion, which occurred on Sunday, 9 September 1739, was the most important slave rebellion in the history of the British southern mainland colonies. The rebels probably acted on a Sunday because many Europeans would have been at church, giving the slaves the opportunity to initiate plans without hindrance. That morning, about twenty miles south of Charles Town (later Charleston), South Carolina, a party of twenty or so slaves attacked a store to obtain arms and powder, killing and decapitating those inside. Moving south, they gained the following of sixty to one hundred more slaves. Within thirty-six hours the rebellion was crushed, but not before shock waves had been sent through the state. If there had been any doubt before that slaves threatened the colony, that doubt was gone: slaves had the capability of large-scale destruction. ...
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Source: Africana: The Encyclopedia of the African and African American Experience, Second Edition
Word Count: 992 Includes: BibliographyOne of the most significant slave uprisings in an American colony before the American Revolution. On the morning of Sunday, September 9, 1739, about one hundred slaves gathered along the banks of South Carolina's Stono River to fight for their freedom. The rhythmic cadence of African drumbeats, combined with cries of “Liberty!” followed a small army of slaves as they marched along the river, freeing fellow slaves, killing their masters, and torching plantations. The uprising, which occurred near Charleston, South Carolina, began while whites were attending church services and lasted until nightfall, when it was crushed by state militias. At least sixty people were killed in the fighting, roughly two-thirds of whom were slaves.There are 250 documented cases of violent slave disturbances on the American mainland ...
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