
1663 - Gloucester County Conspiracy: the first serious slave revolt
The Gloucester County Conspiracy, also known as the Servants' Plot or Birkenhead's Rebellion, was a plan by indentured servants to rise...


1676 - Bacon's Rebellion - Where does "White People" come from? (Listen)
Learn: How bacon's rebellion played a historical role in the creation of “white” people in America America’s legal institution was based...


The New York Slave Revolt of 1712 Was a Bloody Prelude to Decades of Hardship
New York City may have a reputation for being a socially progressive place to live, but during the 18th century, it was a major hub for...


1739 Stono Rebellion (watch)
The Stono Rebellion was the largest slave revolt ever staged in the 13 colonies. On Sunday, Sept. 9, 1739, a day free of labor, about 20...


1741 - Witchhunt in New York: The 1741 rebellion
For many white New Yorkers, it seemed just a matter of time. They had seen insurrection firsthand over the previous years, including the...

1781 - Brutal Massacre on The Slave Ship Zong
On 19 March 1783, the African Olaudah Equiano called on anti-slavery campaigner Granville Sharp (see Campaign for abolition with news of...


1800 - Gabriel’s Conspiracy
Gabriel was born in 1776, on Thomas Prosser's tobacco plantation in Henrico County, Virginia. When he was about ten, Gabriel and his...


1803 - Haiti's Slave Rebellion Prompted the Louisiana Purchase
A slave rebellion in Haiti helped the United States double in size at the beginning of the 19th century. The uprising in what was a...


1804: The Hidden History of Haiti (watch)
Tariq Nasheed on The Rock Newman Show - On this episode of The Rock Newman Show we present a 2 Hour Special on the History of Haiti. In...


1804 - Slaves Won The War - Haitian Revolution (watch)
Touched off by the French Revolution in 1789 as well as America's own fight for freedom. On Saint Domingue, now Haiti, the free people of...