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#OTD Sept 9, 1739: The Stono Rebellion: Led by a slave named Cato, it was the largest slave revolt in colonial America. In response, South Carolina's legislature passed the Negro Act of 1740 restricting slave assembly, education,& movement.
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#OTD Sept 9, 1739: The Stono Rebellion: Led by a slave named Cato, it was the largest slave revolt in colonial America. In response, South Carolina's legislature passed the Negro Act of 1740 restricting slave assembly, education,& movement.
Pt1
#History
“The rebel forces continued in a military fashion, displaying a flag and beating drums as they marched toward their freedom”
#OTD Sept 9, 1739: The Stono Rebellion: Led by a slave named Cato, it was the largest slave revolt in colonial America.
Pt.2
#History
#OTD Sept 9, 1739: The Stono Rebellion: Led by a slave named Cato, it was the largest slave revolt in colonial America.
Pt.2
#History
“Freedom was the ultimate reward and had to be used soaringly. Too many blacks with their freedom could rise additional problems in the Carolinas”
#OTD Sept 9, 1739: The Stono Rebellion takes place. It was the largest slave revolt in colonial America.
Pt.3
#History
#OTD Sept 9, 1739: The Stono Rebellion takes place. It was the largest slave revolt in colonial America.
Pt.3
#History
#OTD Sept 9, 1739: The Stono Rebellion: Led by a slave named Cato, it was the largest slave revolt in colonial America. In response, South Carolina's legislature passed the Negro Act of 1740 restricting slave assembly, education,& movement.
Pt.4
#History #StonoRebellion
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#History #StonoRebellion
