Year of the Lash
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title:
Year of the Lash
text:
Year of the Lash is a term used in Cuba in reference to 29 June 1844, when a firing squad in Havana executed accused leaders of the Conspiración de La Escalera, an alleged slave revolt and movement to abolish slavery in Cuba. The term "Year of the Lash" refers generally to the harsh response toward the would-be revolt by the Cuban colonial authorities, whereby thousands of Afro-Cubans were executed, imprisoned, or banished from the island. La Escalera alludes to the fact that slave suspects were
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description:
Execution of leaders of a slave revolt in Cuba
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Year_of_the_Lash
date created:
2006-12-09T20:55:12Z
date modified:
2024-09-14T03:51:23Z
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