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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 ...
One child survivor of American slavery retold "his parents' stories about slaves sometimes killing the bloodhounds that some whites kept for tracking runaways" [1] (Richard Ansdell, The Hunted Slaves, 1862, National Museum of African American History and Culture) Slave rebellions and resistance were means of opposing the system of chattel ...
Although only involving about seventy slaves and free blacks, Turner's 1831 rebellion is considered to be a significant event in American history. The rebellion caused the slave-holding South to go into a panic.
July 2 – Slaves revolt on the La Amistad, an illegal slave ship, resulting in a hearing before the U.S. Supreme Court (see United States v. The Amistad) and their gaining freedom. 1840. The Liberty Party breaks away from the American Anti-Slavery Society due to grievances with William Lloyd Garrison's leadership. 1842
Creole revolt: Creole American slave ship Slaves Revolt successful 1841-1842 Dorr Rebellion: Rhode Island: Disenfranchised voters led by Thomas Wilson Dorr: Military government victory Land qualification to vote removed from the state constitution 1841-1842 Afghan uprising: Kabul, Emirate of Kabul
On August 12, 1846, 12 men representing every state that still enslaved human beings assembled at a house on the The post Race War One: The secret history of the national slave revolt appeared ...
Cyane seized four American slave ships in her first year on station. Trenchard developed a good level of co-operation with the Royal Navy. Four additional U.S. warships were sent to the African coast in 1820 and 1821. A total of 11 American slave ships were taken by the U.S. Navy over this period. Then American enforcement activity reduced.
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