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The American civil rights movement in the 1950s made defiant slaves into heroes. [5] Most Hollywood films used American settings, although Spartacus dealt with an actual slave revolt in the Roman Empire known as the Third Servile War. [6] It failed, and all the rebels were executed, but their spirit lived on according to the film. [7]
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Tula: The Revolt: Jeroen Leinders Historical drama: Slave Revolt of 1795: 2013 The Liberator: Alberto Arvelo Historical drama: Revolution, South America 2013 7 Assassins: Hung Yan-yan: Historical drama: Revolution, China 2015 Michiel de Ruyter: Roel Reiné: Historical drama: Revolution, Netherlands 2016 Kalushi: Mandla Dube Historical drama ...
New York Slave Revolt of 1712: Colony of New York: Rebel slaves Rebellion suppressed 1715 First Jacobite rising: Kingdom of Great Britain Dutch Republic. Rebels led by James Francis Edward Stuart: Rebellion suppressed 1720 Vila Rica Revolt: Minas Gerais, Brazil: Rebels [167] [168] 1722 Afghan rebels defeated Shah Sultan Husayn and ended the ...
Visit the page List of films featuring slavery to see a list of films featuring slavery, with descriptions. Subcategories This category has the following 5 subcategories, out of 5 total.
Amistad is a 1997 American historical drama film directed by Steven Spielberg, based on the events in 1839 aboard the Spanish slave ship La Amistad, during which Mende tribesmen abducted for the slave trade managed to gain control of their captors' ship off the coast of Cuba, and the international legal battle that followed their capture by the Washington, a U.S. revenue cutter.
The most famous slave rebellion in Europe was led by Spartacus in Roman Italy, the Third Servile War. This war resulted in the 6,000 surviving rebel slaves being crucified along the main roads leading into Rome. [3] This was the third in a series of unrelated Servile Wars fought by slaves against the Romans.
Nat Turner's slave rebellion: August 21–23, 1831 Southampton County, Virginia: Rebel slaves Led by Nat Turner, rebel slaves killed anywhere from 55 to 65 people. [13] The rebellion was put down within a few days. [14] Local blacks were massacred. Led to discriminatory legislation against both free blacks and slaves Dorr Rebellion: 1841–1842 ...