SOURCES:
http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/The-Slave-Revolt-of-1712-in-New-York---An-Anniversary-90028817.html
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part1/1p285.html
http://slaverebellion.org/index.php?page=new-york-slave-revolt-1712
On this day in history (April 7, 1712) began a slave uprising that would lead to the deaths of at least nine whites, and leave at least six others wounded. Intended to inspire others to follow suit, only the intervention of the State Militia would stop the revolt from spreading beyond the area in which it started. As the story goes, a group of approximately 23 slaves met in an orchard on Maiden Lane in Manhattan, and began setting fire to houses & buildings in and around Manhattan. When the European Colonists & Slave Owners came out to fight or escape the fires, they would be attacked by slaves carrying Guns, Hatchets, and knives. in the end 27 rebels were captured. six allegedly committed suicide, rather than face a return to bondage or worse. the remaining 21 were tortured and ultimately executed. Some were said to have been burned alive. fearing similar rebellions, already established Slaves Law were made even more strict. No more than three slaves could be in the same place, at the same time; and slaves would be severely beaten without reason, as long as they were not killed (profit reigns supreme over all). Prior to the rebellion, slaves already endured savagely inhumane conditions of beatings & starvation; so there really was never anything to lose. the narrative about slavery & racism in general always focuses on The South; but history records some of the most horrible acts of aggression coming from the supposedly more safe North. This would continue right on into the sixties when Dr. Martin Luther King would endure the worst of all of his violent encounters right in Chicago. THE WANDERING EYES BLOG SALUTES ALL FREEDOM FIGHTERS, past & present!!!
SOURCES: http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/The-Slave-Revolt-of-1712-in-New-York---An-Anniversary-90028817.html http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part1/1p285.html http://slaverebellion.org/index.php?page=new-york-slave-revolt-1712
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