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7/11 Uprising

Slave uprisings was a great fear of the pre-bellum South. Plantation masters were vigilant against any uppityness from their workers. Instigators were severely punished by the overseers with whippings, brandings, and hangings, yet three major armed insurrections occurred in the early 1800s with the goal of fleeing the Deep South for Haiti, which had successfully […]