Revolt
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September 9, 1739
Stono Rebellion in South Carolina
The Stono Rebellion, the largest slave uprising in British North America before the American Revolution, erupted near Charleston, South Carolina.
December 26, 1521
Slave Revolt in Hispaniola
The first recorded slave revolt in the Americas took place at the sugar plantation of Diego Colón on the island of Hispaniola.
April 1760
Tacky's Rebellion in Jamaica
Tacky, an enslaved Akan chief from Ghana, led one of the largest slave revolts in the British Caribbean, shaking Jamaica's plantation system.