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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

JOHN BROWN AND HARPERS FERRY

October 16, 2019 By Roland Lundberg

16 October 1859, John Brown (May 9, 1800 – December 2, 1859) led a raid on the federal armory at Harpers Ferry, Virginia (today West Virginia), intending to start a slave liberation movement that would spread south through the mountainous … [Read more...] about JOHN BROWN AND HARPERS FERRY

Filed Under: Anniversary, History, US Tagged With: John Brown, Slave Revolt, Slavery, USA

EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION

September 22, 2019 By Roland Lundberg

On September 22, 1862, Lincoln issued a preliminary warning that he would order the emancipation of all slaves in any state that did not end its rebellion against the Union by January 1, 1863. None of the Confederate states did so, and … [Read more...] about EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION

Filed Under: Anniversary, History, US Tagged With: Emancipation Proclamation, Lincoln, Slavery, USA

NORTH AMERICAN SLAVE TRADE 400 YEARS

August 22, 2019 By Roland Lundberg

  In August 1619, an English ship landed on the shores of Virginia with some 20 African captives aboard. Four hundred years later, the date is being commemorated as the beginning of the age of slavery in North America. A plaque … [Read more...] about NORTH AMERICAN SLAVE TRADE 400 YEARS

Filed Under: Africa, Anniversary, History, Jamaica Tagged With: Africa, Jamaica, Slavery

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