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The 1663 Slave Revolt in Gloucester County, Virginia, Occurs

On this date in 1663, the first known slave revolt occurred in Gloucester County, VA. The indentured servants betrayed the conspiracy between African slaves and other indentured servants.

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Encyclopedia Virginia.org

DCR.Virginia.gov

Black First:
2,000 years of extraordinary achievement
by Jessie Carney Smith
Copyright 1994 Visible Ink Press, Detroit, MI
ISBN 0-8103-9490-1

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