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by Douglas R. Egerton

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Gabriel's Rebellion tells the dramatic story of what was perhaps the most extensive slave conspiracy in the history of the American South. Douglas Egerton illuminates the complex motivations that underlay two related Virginia slave revolts: the first, in 1800, led by the slave known as Gabriel; and the second, called the 'Easter Plot, ' instigated in 1802 by one of his followers. Although Gabriel has frequently been portrayed as a messianic, Samson-like figure, Egerton shows that he was a literate and highly skilled blacksmith whose primary goal was to destroy the economic hegemony of the 'merchants, ' the only whites he ever identified as his enemies. According to Egerton, the social, political, and economic disorder of the Revolutionary era weakened some of the harsh controls that held slavery in place during colonial times. Emboldened by these conditions, a small number of literate slaves -- most of them highly skilled artisans -- planned an armed insurrection aimed at destroying slavery in Virginia. The intricate scheme failed, as did the Easter Plot that stemmed from it, and Gabriel and many of his followers were hanged. By placing the revolts within the broader context of the volatile political currents of the day, Egerton challenges the conventional understanding of race, class, and politics in the early days of the American republic.

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  • Title Gabriel's Rebellion: The Virginia Slave Conspiracies of 1800 and 1802
  • Author Douglas R. Egerton
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition [ Edition: Repri
  • Pages 280
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher University of North Carolina Press, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, U.S.A.
  • Publication date 1993-11-21
  • Features Bibliography, Index, Maps
  • ISBN 9780807844229 / 0807844225
  • Weight 0.86 lbs (0.39 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.27 x 6.17 x 0.63 in (23.55 x 15.67 x 1.60 cm)
  • Reading level 1370
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: 19th Century
    • Cultural Region: South Atlantic
    • Cultural Region: Southeast U.S.
    • Ethnic Orientation: African American
    • Geographic Orientation: Virginia
  • Category History - U.S.
  • Library of Congress subjects Virginia - History - 1775-1865, Slave insurrections - Virginia
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 93018534
  • Dewey Decimal Code 975.503

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Douglas R. Egerton, associate professor of history at Le Moyne College, is author of Charles Fenton Mercer and the Trial of National Conservatism.

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