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Resistance to Slavery
The New York Conspiracy Trials of 1741
In the wake of a series of fires throughout New York City, rumors of a slave revolt led authorities to convict and execute 30 people, including 13 black men who were publicly burned at the stake.
The illustration shows a black man tied to a stake with kindling aflame at his feet; white soldiers holding guns push back the crowd gathered to watch.
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