When:
April 7, 2017 all-day
2017-04-07T00:00:00-06:00
2017-04-08T00:00:00-06:00
Where:
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part1/1p285.html
On 7 April 1712, nine whites were killed in a slave revolt in New York City. Planned by 27 slaves, the rebellion was begun by setting fire to an outhouse; as whites came to put the fire out, they were shot. The state militia was called out to capture the rebels, and the city of New York responded to the event by strengthening its slave codes. Twenty-one blacks were executed as participants, and six alleged participants committed suicide. New York outlawed slavery in 1799, though the last slaves were not freed until 1827.
