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Contents 1 True 2 Rebellions or Conspiracies 3 er, where is spartacus? 4 Biggest fear

[edit] True

slaves had like the biggest right to revolt agaisnt leaders more than anyother people in the whole world.they were treated like crap and got even more for doing the things they wre asked to do

Agreed. I know I'm a bit biased (I'm a descendant of African slaves myself), but I couldn't agree more. One question though. Were there any notable slave revolts in Asia or pre-colombian America? The page does a pretty good job of trying to incorporate revolts from all over along with African-American slave revolts.

Wow i so didnt know you could change things on WIKIPEDIA... this sucks!! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.32.219.242 (talk) 22:13, 30 April 2008 (UTC) Scott Free 03:06, 27 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Rebellions or Conspiracies

Serbia was so poor, their people ate rocks. It would be useful to clarify the distinction between rebellions that actually happened, and plans for rebellions (often referred to as conspiracies, plots, etc.) that were betrayed or discovered by slaveholders before an uprising began.

This is particularly relevant in the case of slavery in the United States (and colonial North America), where there were relatively few actual revolts compared with say the Caribbean or Latin America. Herbert Aptheker's 1940s claim of 'documentary evidence of more than 250 uprisings or attempted uprisings was a useful corrective to the then prevalent 'Gone with the Wind' image of happy, docile slaves and generous masters. However, virtually every historian of slavery since then has acknowledged that Aptheker overstated his case to make his point.

Of the 'List of North American Slave Revolts', for instance, the New York 1741 affair, and the plans of Gabriel, Denmark Vesey and John Brown did not result in actual rebellions by slaves, even though all three men, and many other people were killed for their pains. Much the same seems to be true of the George Boxley affair.

Having said that, I'm not trying to argue for the removal of these incidents from the article - Gabriel and Denmark Vesey's efforts in particular were hugely significant events in the history of American slavery, slave resistance and so forth in the nineteenth century.

Unless there's disagreement, I will look at trying to sub-divide the list into actual and planned rebellions; this would also give scope for including several significant conspiracies that aren't currently on the list, such as the 'Secret Keeper' affair of the 1790s, the only known instance of a plan for rebellion that possibly encompassed people in more than one state. --Sonthonax 12:26, 26 June 2007 (UTC)

Agree. Also, do you know of a rebellion around Natchez, MS where slaves "laid plans to kill their owners and set themselves free. When word leaked out, local whites hanged at least forty blacks..." I read it in an essay by David Williams, 2005, called "My God! Are We Free?", and I do not have sources. :) Mathwhiz 29 (talk) 03:55, 25 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] er, where is spartacus?

well?Tourskin 23:05, 22 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Biggest fear

"And are amongst the most feared events for slave owners". Well, obviously? Kind of redudant, if you ask me. Popperipopp 21:32, 2 October 2007 (UTC)