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On this Day in American history, September 9, 1739 — Enslaved Black People Rebel in South Carolina Colony

Posted on September 9, 2018 by William Eric Waters, aka Easy Waters

During the eighteenth century, the South Carolina colony’s economy was based on rice and cotton, which relied heavily on slave labor. Due to the slave trade that brought many black laborers from West Africa and the Caribbean, the territory’s enslaved … Continue reading →

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