Rebellions of the enslaved

• 1526: First Africans likely brought as slaves to North America revolt

• 1579: Africans win freedom in first mass uprising

• 1700: Isaac Royall: A dynasty built on slavery

• 1739: Stono Rebellion fuels rise in militias

• 1741: New York "slave plot" brutally suppressed

• 1755: Poison is tool of resistance and revenge

• 1784: Suicides as protest revive abolitionist group

• 1791: Largest private emancipation in U.S. history

• 1800: Failed uprising inspired by revolutions overseas

• 1803: Igbo Landing: Mass suicide is act of resistance

• 1804: Haitian victory fuels hope among enslaved in U.S.

• 1811: Largest Rebellion crushed but inspires others

• 1816: Revolts advance abolition cause in British empire

• 1822: Thirty-six hanged after revolt plan foiled

• 1831 Flagship anti-slavery paper is launched

• 1831: Militias, mobs slaughter Black people after revolt

• 1831-1832: Brutal crackdown after Jamaica revolt sparks outcry

• 1833: Domestic slave trade: over one million sent south

• 1839-1841: Revolts cast spotlight on illegal slave trade

• 1841: First history of Black people in U.S. published

• 1849: Harriet Tubman: "Moses" is also top Union spy

• 1849: Mexico: Freedom for escapees at a price

• 1850: Harsher Fugitive Slave Act is part of political deal

• 1855: Pro-slavery men invade Kansas, steal election

• 1855: New party backs armed resistance to slavery

• 1858: Plan hatched for guerilla war against slavery

• 1859: John Brown hanged after failed armory raid

• 1860: Last known slave ship carries over 100 captive Africans