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IN MEMORIAM: 11 NOV 1831 NAT TURNER IS EXECUTED

November 11, 2020 By Roland Lundberg

Nat Turner was an enslaved African-American preacher who led a two-day rebellion of both enslaved and free black people in Southampton County, Virginia, beginning August 21, 1831. The rebellion caused the death of approximately 60 white … [Read more...] about IN MEMORIAM: 11 NOV 1831 NAT TURNER IS EXECUTED

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Nat Turner, Rebel, Reggae In Seattle, Slavery

01 AUG 1834 – JAMAICAN EMANCIPATION DAY

August 1, 2020 By Roland Lundberg

August 1, 1834 marked a special day for Africans in British colonies as it was the day they received freedom from slavery. In Jamaica, the Emancipation Declaration was read from the steps of the Old Kings House in Spanish Town, St … [Read more...] about 01 AUG 1834 – JAMAICAN EMANCIPATION DAY

Filed Under: Africa, Anniversary, Culture, History, Jamaica, UK Tagged With: Colonialism, Emancipation Day, Independence, Jamaica, Slavery

JUNETEENTH INDEPENDENCE DAY

June 19, 2020 By Roland Lundberg

Emancipation Day Celebrations 1900. Juneteenth, also known as Juneteenth Independence Day or Freedom Day, is an American holiday that commemorates the June 19, 1865, announcement of the abolition of slavery in the US state of Texas, and … [Read more...] about JUNETEENTH INDEPENDENCE DAY

Filed Under: Anniversary, History, US Tagged With: Juneteenth, Slavery, USA

NATIONAL FREEDOM DAY FEBRUARY 1, 1865

February 1, 2020 By Roland Lundberg

National Freedom Day is a United States observance on February 1 honoring the signing by Abraham Lincoln of a joint House and Senate resolution that later became the 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. President Lincoln signed the … [Read more...] about NATIONAL FREEDOM DAY FEBRUARY 1, 1865

Filed Under: Anniversary, History, US Tagged With: National Freedom Day, Slavery, USA

07 NOV 1841 – THE CREOLE REBELLION

November 6, 2019 By Roland Lundberg

Madison Washington was an American enslaved cook who instigated a slave revolt in November 1841 on board the brig Creole, which was transporting 134 other slaves from Virginia for sale in New Orleans, as part of the coastwise slave … [Read more...] about 07 NOV 1841 – THE CREOLE REBELLION

Filed Under: Anniversary, History, UK, US Tagged With: Madison Washington, Nassau, Slavery, The Creole, UK, US

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