courage,+strength,+and+resilience

=Courage, Strength, and the Resilience of Slaves =     Stono's Rebellion On September 9, 1739, a group of 20 black slaves met at Stono River in South Carolina. They met to plan their escape to freedom. Later that day the mob attacked the Hutcheson's store and killed two clerks and stole guns and gunpowder. By the time white slave owners caught up to the rebels, there were 60 to 100 of black slaves rebelling at once. In the end 20 white men were killed and more than twice as many black slaves. In reaction to the rebellion lawmakers enacted a harsher code limiting privileges of slaves. They now couldn’t grow their own food, earn their own money, assemble in groups, and learn to read and write.

Henry "box" Brown Most slaves tried to run for freedom, escaping at night and running away. Henry “box” Brown had a different idea. He had himself nailed in a box with a few biscuits and a “bladder” of water and shipped himself all the way from Richmond to Philadelphia. So when William Still opened the box, he found Henry Brown inside of it. Here is a video about Henry:[|CLICK HERE]

Nat Turner On August 20, 1831, Nat Turner met in the woods with 6 other men. And at 2:00 am they furtively broke into their masters home and murdered him and his family. That night Nat Turner gained about 50 to 60 black slaves and killed around 55 white men. In the end militia men pursued the slaves and were either caught and hung that day or were captured a few weeks later. Nat Turner hid out for a few weeks but was eventually found, hung, and skinned. Here is a video about the rebellion: [|CLICK HERE]

Harriet Tubman Harriet Tubman was and escaped slave from Maryland. After she escaped she helped others escape through the underground railroad, as she did. For helping so many people, she was called "the Moses of her people". She was said to lead hundreds of slaves to freedom in Canada. And during the civil war she was also a spy and a nurse for the federal government. Here is video on Harriet Tubman: [|Click HERE]

On this page we only listed a few out of many ressiliance acts made by slaves over the years. If you want to be like one of them and pretend to be on the underground railroad the click on the game link! [|Fun Underground Railroad game!]