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Historian Dr. Phillip Schwarz summarizes Gabriel's plan to take over the Virginia State Capitol and the Governor's Mansion, as given in evidence by Solomon. (read more)
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On June 26, 2007, Gov. Tim Kaine of Virginia wrote to the President of the NAACP, Linda Thomas. In his letter, Kaine acknowledged that Gabriel was ... (read more)
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Hi there. HistoryPin only reaches back to 1840, since their main focus is on photography. You will find the actual date in the description, most in ... (read more)
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The main page gives the date of this and other items as 1840. I assume that that is a typo, and that they should be corrected ... (read more)
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Sept. 16, 1800. The Norfolk Herald published this statement from James Monroe, offering $300 for the capture of Gabriel. Alternatively, up to five of his co-conspirators ... (read more)
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Sept. 12, 1800. The Norfolk Herald reported that thirty to forty slaves had been arrested for involvement in the plot and were jailed awaiting trial. Though ... (read more)
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Oct. 14, 1800. The Argus tells how a fearful slave informed his master of the plot to massacre all the whites in Richmond and cause an ... (read more)
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Oct. 7, 1800. Published in the Virginia Gazette the day after Gabriel's trial. Gabriel would not make any confession before the court, even after he was ... (read more)
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Sept. 30, 1800. This article in the Virginia Gazette states that Gabriel was captured in Norfolk and is being held at the Penitentiary for trial. Gabriel ... (read more)
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The Mayo-Machester Bridge was also to play an important role in Gabriel's Rebellion. The rebels planned to burn the Rocketts Warehouse District and seize the bridge ... (read more)
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The African American burial grounds were located at 15th and Broad, but it difficult to know precisely where Gabriel and his fellow revolutionaries would have been ... (read more)
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The Henrico County Courthouse was the location of Gabriel's trials--one in 1799 for biting off the ear of a white man, and one in 1800 for ... (read more)
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Littlepage's Bridge was a center for recruitment for slaves in Hanover, Caroline, and North Wales. As discussed by historian Dr. Phillip Schwarz, the testimony of Ben ... (read more)
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Dr. Phillip Schwarz traces the escape route of Gabriel down the James River. Gabriel was eventually captured in Norfolk and transported back up the James River ... (read more)
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After the plot was exposed and Gabriel was captured, he was held at the Penitentiary, as told by historian Dr. Phillip Schwarz. (read more)
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Historian Dr. Phillip Schwarz uncovers the history of Brook Road. It was central to Gabriel's plan to take Richmond in a slave revolt in 1800. Brook ... (read more)
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Historian Dr. Phillip Schwarz visits Young's Spring, now Bryan Park, where Gabriel recruited his fellow slaves to join in an uprising. (read more)
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1800. The mayor of Richmond wrote to James Monroe about his suspicions that the insurrectionist plot had spread to Petersburg and asked that they advertise the ... (read more)
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1800. Describes two incidents in Hanover County, a guard over suspected insurrectionists was attacked and two black men were seen walking with bayonets and refused to ... (read more)
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Nov. 11, 1800. "The Federalists have all but shook Heaven and Earth with the exertions they have made..." Describes how Federalists have spun the story of ... (read more)
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Oct. 29, 1800. Describes the preaching, drinking, and planning that went on at Littlepage's Bridge. Jack Gabriel found guilty and sentenced to death. (read more)
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Oct. 6, 1800. Trial of Gabriel in the Court of Oyer and Terminer. Gabriel was unanimously convicted of the crimes of which he was accused and ... (read more)
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Oct. 1, 1800. Col. Wilkinson describes the apprehensions of the inhabitants of Suffolk that a negro insurrection will occur there and the steps he has taken ... (read more)
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Sept. 28, 1800. Charges them to decide who shall receive the reward and in what amount, who will take Gabriel's promised confession, and "whether in any ... (read more)
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Sept. 28, 1800. Directs that Gabriel be kept in a solitary cell under constant guard and that no conversation be had with him except by order ... (read more)
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