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Charleston Workhouse Slave Rebellion

1849 in South Carolina19th-century in Charleston, South Carolina19th-century rebellionsAfrican-American history in Charleston, South CarolinaAfrican-American history of South Carolina
Conflicts in 1849History of slavery in South CarolinaJuly 1849 eventsRiots and civil disorder in South CarolinaSlave rebellions in the United States
Jail and Workhouse, Charleston, S.C., cropped from The Southern Prisons of U.S. Officers LCCN2003664216
Jail and Workhouse, Charleston, S.C., cropped from The Southern Prisons of U.S. Officers LCCN2003664216

The Charleston Workhouse Slave Rebellion was a rebellion of enslaved South Carolinians that took place in Charleston, South Carolina, in July 1849. On July 13, 1849, an enslaved man named Nicholas Kelly led an insurrection, wounding several guards with improvised weapons and liberating 37 enslaved people. Most were quickly captured, and Nicholas and two others were tried and hanged.

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