The 1739 Stono Rebellion: South Carolina's Bloody Uprising

In September 1739, about 20 enslaved people from Kongo, many of them Catholic, gathered near the Stono River in South Carolina. They seized firearms, killed several white colonists, and marched south toward Spanish Florida, gathering recruits along the way. The rebellion, known as the Stono Rebellion, was the largest slave uprising in the British mainland colonies before the American Revolution. Lucas and Luna explore the rebellion's origins in the Kongo Kingdom's civil wars, the role of Catholicism and the Spanish promise of freedom at Fort Mose, and the brutal crackdown that followed. They also examine how the rebellion reshaped South Carolina's slave codes, restricting assemblies, education, and movement. Drawing on recent scholarship, they discuss whether the rebels were influenced by Kongolese military traditions or the example of the Haitian Revolution. Warning: contains descriptions of violence against enslaved people. #StonoRebellion #Kongo #FortMose #SouthCarolina #SlaveCodes #NegroAct1740 #Catholicism #SpanishFlorida #StonoRiver #1739 #ColonialAmerica #EnslavedResistance #Kongolese #Baptism #SlaveTrade #History #FexingoHistory #AtlanticWorld Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo