'21 Favorite: NYC Slavery Revolt (1712)
A group of enslaved New Yorkers fight back
This Day (An America 250 History Show)
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It’s April 6th. This day in 1712, a group of enslaved people start a fire in New York City aimed at sparking a larger rebellion.
Jody, Niki, and Kellie discuss the slave rebellion of 1712, the landscape of slavery in New York City at that time, and the brutal crackdown to the revolt.
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