There was another slave revolt of larger proportions ... injustice to slaves." April, 1712. An anniversary long forgotten, It evokes memories of an old, old New York.

A 1712 slave rebellion in New York City killed at least nine white slave holders, while in 1739, up to 100 black people in colonial South Carolina participated in the Stono Rebellion, the largest ...

John Brown was also hailed as a symbol of martyrdom. 7. The New York Slave Revolt of 1712 While New York City was being built into what would become the most influential metropolis in the United ...

Before that was the 1712 slave revolt in New York City and the 1730 Stono Rebellion in South Carolina. While none of these rebellions were “successful,” it sent a wave of fear among enslavers ...

Perhaps after meeting in a tavern, twenty-three blacks gathered on the night of April 6, 1712 ... New York and Westchester were mustered, as were soldiers from a nearby fort. Twenty-seven slaves ...