jan 16, 1739 - South Carolina: Stono Rebellion (1739)

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"Slaves in Stono, South Carolina, rebel, sacking and burning an armory and killing whites.

The Stono Rebellion was the largest slave uprising in the colonies, with more than 80 people (black and white) killed. The colonial militia quashed the rebellion before slaves were able to reach freedom in Florida."

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https://www.nationalgeographic.org/interactive/slavery-united-states/

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