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William Ellison Jr. (April 1790 – December 5, 1861), born April Ellison, was an American cotton gin maker and blacksmith in South Carolina, and former African-American slave who achieved considerable success as a slaveowner before the American Civil War. He eventually became a major planter and one of the wealthiest property owners in the ...
Starting in 1708, [9] the region maintained a Black majority throughout the 18th and 19th centuries until the mid-20th century, [6][4] exacerbating colonists' fears about slave uprisings. [7] Starting in the 18th century, South Carolina was referred to as 'like a Negro country.'. [7] Slave labor allowed South Carolina to become the wealthiest ...
Joshua John Ward, of Georgetown County, South Carolina, is known as the American slaveholder who owned the most slaves at one point, [1] dubbed "the king of the rice planters". [2] In 1850 he held 1,092 slaves; [2] Ward was the largest slaveholder in the United States before his death in 1853. In 1860 his heirs (his estate) held 1,130 or 1,131 ...
Died. July 1, 1885. (1885-07-01) (aged 73) Charleston, South Carolina, U.S. Occupation (s) Slave trader, real estate broker, investment broker, auctioneer. Alonzo James White (March 22, 1812 – July 1, 1885) was a 19th-century businessman of Charleston, South Carolina who was known as a "notorious" slave trader [1] and prolific auctioneer and ...
For instance, he noted that in 1850, more than 80% of black slaveholders were of mixed race, but nearly 90% of their slaves were classified as black. [17] Koger also noted that many South Carolina free blacks operated small businesses as skilled artisans, and many owned slaves working in those businesses.
James Henry Hammond (November 15, 1807 – November 13, 1864) was an American attorney, politician, and planter. He served as a United States representative from 1835 to 1836, the 60th Governor of South Carolina from 1842 to 1844, and a United States senator from 1857 to 1860. A slave owner, he is considered one of the strongest supporters of ...
19th century. Notable leaders. v. t. e. The Charleston Workhouse Slave Rebellion was a rebellion of enslaved South Carolinians that took place in Charleston, South Carolina, in July 1849. On July 13, 1849, an enslaved man named Nicholas Kelly led an insurrection, wounding several guards with improvised weapons and liberating 37 enslaved people.
The Stono Rebellion (also known as Cato's Conspiracy or Cato's Rebellion) was a slave revolt that began on 9 September 1739, in the colony of South Carolina. It was the largest slave rebellion in the Southern Colonial era, with 25 colonists and 35 to 50 African slaves killed. [1][2] The uprising's leaders were likely from the Central African ...