Nat Turner

Rebel in South Nat Turner rebel slaves killed about 55 white people the highest number of deaths caused by slave uprisings in the South. The rebellion was put down within a few days but Turner survived in hiding for several months afterward.

The Law such as Across the South, state legislators passed new laws prohibiting education of slaves and free blacks, restricting rights of assembly and other civil rights for free blacks prohibiting formerly allowed.

The Start Turner started with a few trusted fellow slaves, but the insurgency ultimately numbered more than 70 enslaved and free blacks, some of them were on horseback. On August 13, 1831, there was an atmospheric disturbance which made the sun appear bluish-green. Turner took this as the final signal.

The End Of Rebellion He began the rebellion a week later on August 21. The rebels traveled from house to house, freeing slaves and killing all the white people they encountered.

John Brown And The harpers Ferry Raid

John Brown was born in Connecticut in 1800 He became interested in the abolitionist movement around 1835 Brown and several of his sons moved to Kansas, a territory deeply divided over the slavery issue. on the night of May 24, 1856, Brown and his sons murdered five men who supported slavery.. Brown and his sons escaped. Brown spent the next three years collecting money from wealthy abolitionists in order to establish a colony for runaway slaves. To accomplish this, Brown needed weapons and decided to capture the arsenal at Harpers Ferry.

In 1794, President George Washington had selected Harpers Ferry, Virginia, and Springfield, Massachusetts, as the sites of the new national armories. In choosing Harpers Ferry, he noted the benefit of great waterpower provided by both the Potomac and Shenandoah rivers. In 1817, the federal government contracted with John H. Hall to manufacture his patented rifles at Harpers Ferry. The armory and arsenal continued producing weapons until its destruction at the outbreak of the Civil War.

In the summer of 1859, John Brown, took up residence near Harpers Ferry at a farm in Maryland. He trained a group of twenty-two men, including his sons Oliver, Owen, and Watson, in military maneuvers. On the night of Sunday, October 16, Brown and all but three of the men marched into Harpers Ferry, capturing several watchmen. The first victim of the raid was an African-American railroad baggage handler named Hayward Shepherd, who was shot and killed after confronting the raiders. During the night, Brown captured several other prisoners, including Lewis Washington, the great- grand-nephew of George Washington.

Armory workers discovered Brown's men in control of the building on Monday morning, October 17. Local militia companies surrounded the armory, cutting off Brown's escape routes. Shortly after seven o'clock, a Harpers Ferry townsperson, Thomas Boerly, was shot and killed near the corner of High and Shenandoah streets. During the day, two other citizens were killed, George W. Turner and Harpers Ferry Mayor Fontaine Beckham. When Brown realized he had no way to escape, he selected nine prisoners and moved them to the armory's small fire engine house, which later became known as John Brown's Fort.

Of Brown's original twenty-two and free African Americans had been killed during the raid. John 2 men escaped into Pennsylvania, but were captured and brought back to Charles 3 other men, and free African Americans. John A. Copeland and Shields Green were all captured and imprisoned. Five raiders escaped and were never found

John Brown, still recovering from a sword wound, stood trial at the Jefferson County Courthouse on October 26. Five days later, a jury found him guilty of treason against the Commonwealth of Virginia. Judge Richard Parker sentenced Brown to death and he was hanged in Charles Town on December 2. Before walking to the scaffold, he noted the inevitability of a national civil war. "Following additional trials, Shields Green, John A. Copeland, John E. Cook, and Edwin Coppoc were executed on December 16, and Aaron D. Stevens and Albert Hazlett were hanged on March 16, 1860.

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Denmark Vesey

Denmark Vesey original name was Telemanque. Denmark Vesey originally was an African American slave was brought to the US from the Caribbean. Nov. 9, 1799, Denmark Vesey won 1500 dollars in a city lottery.

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Denmark Vesey originally was an African American slave was brought to the US from the Caribbean.

. He was a African American who fought to liberate his people from slavery. He planned an abortive slave insurrection.

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