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- 1663, First serious recorded slave revolt in colonial America in Gloucester County, Virginia.
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- 1739, Book Review of Mark M. Smith, ed. “Stono: Documenting and Interpreting a Southern Slave Revolt” By Diane Mutti Burke.
- 1745, John Sevier was born.
- 1762, Some advertisements from the South Carolina Gazette, September 18, 1762
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Posted by: Dr. James Jones on Jul 01, 2003 - 06:00 AM
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1867, Rocktown.
This little place, which contained two to three hundred shanties, situated on the southern limits of Nashville, bordering on St. Cloud's hill and the Franklin turnpike, was becoming notrious, as the Republican Banner put it, "for the frequent indulgence by its inhabitants in pugilistic warfare. Just the day before (July 31) "Viney Overton...had a quarrel with a colored sister, and, as she said, got her dander up and 'went for her,' inflicitng several scratches on the nect of her sable antagonist, for which Esqr. Wilkinson fined the gentle Viney five dollars. About twenty witnesses appeared in this case and the court room was filled to overflowing with colored residents of Rocktown."
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Stono Slave Rebellion, September 9, 1739
THE STONO SLAVE REBELLION.
South Carolina, September 9, 1739: A band of slaves march down the road, carrying banners that proclaim "Liberty!". They shout out the same word. Led by an Ang ...
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