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Gabriel (Gabriel's Rebellion, 1800)

c. 1776 – 1800

Henrico County and Richmond, Virginia

Gabriel, an enslaved blacksmith held by Thomas Prosser, organized a planned march on Richmond for August 30, 1800; a storm and informants stopped it, and he and about 25 others were hanged.

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Virginia State Capitol in Richmond, c. 1901, the seat of government Gabriel's planned 1800 march aimed to seize
Credit: William Henry Jackson / Detroit Publishing Co., Library of Congress. License: Public domain (LOC: no known restrictions; published c. 1901).

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Sources

  1. Joshua J. Mark, World History Encyclopedia, "Gabriel's Rebellion" (Reference)
  2. Library of Virginia, "To Be Sold: Death or Liberty — Gabriel's Conspiracy" exhibit (Primary source)

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