This is by no means an exhaustive list. What act of rebellion, resistance, or revolt can you discover?
The Amistad / Joseph Cinque
Henry "Box" Brown
John Brown / The Harper's Ferry Raid
Levi Coffin
Charles Deslondes / German Coast Uprising, 1811
Creole Revolt
Margaret Garner
Harriet Jacobs
Maroon Communities (Jamaica, Haiti, United States)
The New York City Conspiracy of 1741
Solomon Northrup
Gabriel Prosser / Gabriel’s Conspiracy, 1800
William Still
Stono Rebellion, 1739
Harriet Tubman
Nathaniel Turner / Nat Turner’s Rebellion, 1831
The Underground Railroad
Denmark Vesey
David Walker's Appeal
Some potential search terms include:
Anti-Slavery Movements
Abolition Movement
Fugitive Slave
Slave Insurrection - U.S.
Underground Railway
