Transcript Black History

Black History
Slavery
1517
Black plantation slavery begins in the
New World when Spaniards begin
importing slaves from Africa to replace
Indians who died from harsh working
conditions and exposure to disease.
 1619
A Dutch ship with 20 African slaves
aboard arrives at the English colony of
Jamestown, Virginia
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Slavery
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1739
The Stono Rebellion, one of the earliest
slave insurrections, leads to the deaths
of at least 20 whites and more than 40
blacks west of Charleston in the blackmajority colony of South Carolina.
Slave Rebellion
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The third notable slave rebellion was led by Nat
Turner (q.v.), at Southampton county, Va., in the
summer of 1831. On the evening of August 21 a
band of 6 slaves started their crusade against
bondage, killing a total of 57 whites and
attracting up to 70 fellow slaves to the conspiracy
during the next few days. On the 24th, hundreds
of militia and volunteers stopped the rebels near
Jerusalem, the county seat, killing at least 40 and
probably nearer 100. Turner was hanged on
November 11.
Crispus Attucks
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1770
Crispus Attucks, an escaped slave, is
killed by British soldiers in the Boston
Massacre. He is one of the first men to
die in the cause of American
independence.
Benjamin Banneker
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1790
Benjamin Banneker, mathematician and
compiler of almanacs, is appointed by
President George Washington to the
District of Columbia Commission, where
he works on the survey of Washington,
D.C.