| Gabriel's Conspiracy: A Documentary History Contributor(s): Schwarz, Philip J. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0813932947 ISBN-13: 9780813932941 Publisher: University of Virginia Press OUR PRICE: $64.35 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: December 2012 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - 19th Century |
| Dewey: 975.545 |
| LCCN: 2012009812 |
| Series: Carter G. Woodson Institute |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 6.3" W x 9.2" (0.97 lbs) 304 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 19th Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The plans for a large slave rebellion in the Richmond area in 1800, orchestrated by a literate enslaved blacksmith named Gabriel, leaked out before they could be executed, and he and twenty-five other enslaved people were hanged. In reaction to the plot, the Virginia and other legislatures passed restrictions on free blacks, as well as on the education, movement, and hiring out of the enslaved. Although Gabriel's conspiracy is well known among historians, documents relating to it have remained relatively inaccessible. In Gabriel's Conspiracy, Philip J. Schwarz offers a valuable selection of the documents discovered to date. Together with Michael Nicholls's complementary book, Whispers of Rebellion (Virginia), these volumes offer a complete account of the quashed slave conspiracy. |