On This (Sept 9) Day In 1739, The Stono Slave

Rebellion took place in British South Carolina; not far from Charleston. It was the largest slave revolt in British North America and it would be followed by dozens more throughout the continent; before and after the Declaration of Independence. 

www.blackpast.org/african-american-history/stono-rebellion-1739/

www.billofrightsinstitute.org/essays/the-stono-rebellion