Stono rebellion

(1739) Largest slave uprising in early America. On the morning of September 9, near the Stono River, 20 mi (30 km) from Charleston, S.C., slaves gathered, raided a firearms shop, and headed south, killing more than 20 whites as they went. Other slaves joined the rebellion until the group was about 60 strong. Whites set out in armed pursuit, and by dusk half the slaves were dead and half had escaped; most were eventually captured and executed. The slaves may have hoped to reach St. Augustine, Fla., where the Spanish were offering freedom and land to any fugitive. White colonists quickly passed a Negro Act that further limited slave privileges.

It has become increasingly common in some circles nowadays to deny the existence of slave conspiracies (Denmark Vesey comes to mind) even to cast doubt on such concrete events as the Stono Rebellion, and there is no intention here to be part of that trend.

Slavery and Frontier Mississippi, 1720-1835 by Littlefield, Daniel C. / Journal of Social History

Key revolts such as the Stono Rebellion, Gabriel Prosser's Slave Plot, and Nat Turner's revolt are bridged with archaeological, anthropological and religious evidence that have shaped a unique "African American" identity

University presses just keep on rollin': a roundup of fall and winter ... by Jamison, Sandra L. / Black Issues Book Review

The third volume in the prizewinning From African Beginning series, Building a New Land offers under-chronicled scenes from African American history such as James Oglethorpe's influence on the early anti-slavery laws in Georgia and the Stono Rebellion as well as commentary on the cultural traditions maintained by the slaves.

Haskins, James & Benson, Kathleen. Building a new land; African ... by Moore, Patricia / Kliatt

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