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Execution of Gabriel

E Broad St, Richmond, VA , USA

Latitude & Longitude: 37° 32' 13.902468", -77° 25' 40.028448"
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Near here is the early site of the Richmond gallows and Burial Ground for Negroes. On 10 Oct. 1800, Gabriel, an enslaved blacksmith from Brookfield plantation in Henrico County, was executed there for attempting to lead a mass uprising against slavery on 30 Aug. 1800. A fierce rainstorm delayed the insurrection, which then was betrayed by two slaves. Gabriel escaped and eluded capture until 23 Sept., when he was arrested in Norfolk. He was returned to Richmond on 27 Sept. and incarcerated in the Virginia State Penitentiary. On 6 Oct. he stood trial and was condemned. At least 25 of his supporters were also put to death there or in other jurisdictions.

Last updated: 2/14/2015 15:17:00
 
   
 
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