What the records say
- When
- 9 Sep 1739
- Kind
- Rebellion
- Coordinates
- 34.00° N, 81.00° W
- Description
- slave rebellion in colony of South Carolina, 1739
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Stono Rebellion
1739 slave revolt in the colony of South Carolina
The Stono Rebellion was a slave revolt that began on 9 September 1739, in the colony of South Carolina. It was the largest slave rebellion in the Southern Colonial era, with 25 colonists and 35 to 50 African slaves killed. The uprising's leaders were likely from the Central African Kingdom of Kongo, as they were Catholic and some spoke Portuguese.
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