• Denmark Vesey brought his own freedom in 1799. Sadly, he was not able to buy the freedom of his wife and children, which some say is the reason he wanted to revolt. In 1817, Vesey joined the African Methodist Episcopal Church and became a class leader, where he would preach to a small group in his home and allegedly hold meetings to collect weapons for his uprising which would have included 9000 African-American in South Carolina. Before he could enact his plan, a slave named George Wilson, exposed his uprising. Vesey and 35 other blacks were executed also others were sold to West Indian plantations. After this, more laws restricting African-Americans were passed.
• Nat Turner was born on October 2, 1800, and thought to be a prophet. In February of 1831, he told four fellows, about his plan to up rise. On August 21, Turner and six of his men, killed his slave master plus his slave master’s family. They progressed from house to house, killing all the white people they saw. Eventually, they had almost 40 slaves, but then they were attacked by …show more content…
His master allowed him to be contracted out to other people; which is where he learned about his many influences, which ranged from the American Revolution through the uprising at Saint Dominque and finally to his desire to be free and to prosper. In 1799, Prosser was found guilty of maiming a white man, and was branded. This experience tremendously pushed Prosser to want a revolution. After this, he concocted a plan and began recruiting slaves. His army ranged from slaves to free blacks and finally to Frenchmen. The date was set at August 31st, but before they could act, they were discovered, thus white militias began looking for them. Gabriel eluded capture and on September 14th he boarded a boat to freedom. While the boat was docked though, a slave alerted officials that Gabriel was on board. On October 10th, Prosser was
• Nat Turner was born on October 2, 1800, and thought to be a prophet. In February of 1831, he told four fellows, about his plan to up rise. On August 21, Turner and six of his men, killed his slave master plus his slave master’s family. They progressed from house to house, killing all the white people they saw. Eventually, they had almost 40 slaves, but then they were attacked by …show more content…
His master allowed him to be contracted out to other people; which is where he learned about his many influences, which ranged from the American Revolution through the uprising at Saint Dominque and finally to his desire to be free and to prosper. In 1799, Prosser was found guilty of maiming a white man, and was branded. This experience tremendously pushed Prosser to want a revolution. After this, he concocted a plan and began recruiting slaves. His army ranged from slaves to free blacks and finally to Frenchmen. The date was set at August 31st, but before they could act, they were discovered, thus white militias began looking for them. Gabriel eluded capture and on September 14th he boarded a boat to freedom. While the boat was docked though, a slave alerted officials that Gabriel was on board. On October 10th, Prosser was