![]() Before the day ended, they encountered, of all people, South Carolina’s Lieutenant Governor William Bull, who hastened away to alert the local militia. Led by a man named Jemmy or Cato, the rebels moved southward and killed about twenty-three white colonists, destroyed property, recruited other slaves to join them, and marched toward Spanish Florida where they expected to find freedom. ![]() The slaves, now rebels, killed the two storekeepers and took all the guns and powder they could carry. “On Sunday, September 9, 1739, a group of Kongolese slaves broke into a storehouse about fifteen miles south of Charles Town in the colony of South Carolina. Here’s a description of what happened that day when some 20 enslaved Africans revolted against the South Carolina slave culture. I visit the site often and reflect about these incredibly brave Africans who demanded their freedom. The Stono Rebellion began on the property of one of the cooperatives I’ve worked with, which is close to Charleston and near to the Stono River. For years, I have worked with Black farmers and cooperatives in south, including South Carolina. This rebellion is particularly meaningful for me. It is likely the most important slave rebellion in American history. In no uncertain terms, they demanded their “liberty”. As revolutionaries, they were impressive and fierce. Slaves from West Africa decided to revolt against the oppressive South Carolina slave culture. It stunned the white South Carolinian plantation owners. On September 9, 1739, the Stono Rebellion took place in South Carolina.
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