What the records say
- When
- 15 Nov 1842 – 28 Nov 1842
- Kind
- Rebellion
- Coordinates
- 36.00° N, 98.00° W
- Description
- escape of enslaved people to Mexico
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
1842 Slave Revolt in the Cherokee Nation
Escape of enslaved people to Mexico
The 1842 Slave Revolt in the Cherokee Nation was the largest escape of a group of slaves to occur in the Cherokee Nation, in what was then Indian Territory. The slave revolt started on November 15, 1842, when a group of 20 African Americans enslaved by the Cherokee escaped and tried to reach Mexico, where slavery had been abolished in 1829.
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