Stono Rebellion
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stono-rebellion-189-15713131
title:
Stono Rebellion
text:
The Stono 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. The uprising's leaders were likely from the Central African Kingdom of Kongo, as they were Catholic and some spoke Portuguese. The leader of the rebellion, Jemmy, was a literate enslaved man. In some reports, however, he is referred to as "Cato", and likely was held by the Cat
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1739 slave revolt in the colony of South Carolina
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stono_Rebellion
date created:
2004-01-21T07:34:28Z
date modified:
2024-07-07T02:00:57Z
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