In the early hours of Sunday, Sept. 9, 1739, 20 enslaved black men gathered near a bridge over the Stono River, southwest of Charles Town (now Charleston), S.C., where they were part of a work ...

1739: The Stono rebellion breaks out around Charleston; over 20 whites are killed by Jemmy and his band. New York: 1741: Fires break out in New York City, which has the second-largest urban ...

Next month, a group of scholars will convene in Charleston to share their understanding of colonial America's most deadly revolt of enslaved African Americans. The event underscores how the Stono ...

Hancher Auditorium will be rolling out its season bit by bit, starting on Wednesday with "Stono," a free online performance from Step Afrika!

Ninety-year-old Curtis Inabinett on April 20, 2022, describes the history of the site beside Wallace Creek, which includes the remains of a brick cellar that likely was part of Hutchinson’s ...

Due to it's association with the 1739 Stono Rebellion and a 20th century African American farmers’ cooperative, the property is planned to be a public park to highlight its historical and ...

The Stono rebels then rose up on September 9 and delivered their communications to the people of St. Paul Parish, South Carolina, and to the world” (Shuler, 2009, p. 84).

Arts & Entertainment Step Afrika’s ‘Drumfolk’ brings the 1739 Stono Rebellion to life through the power of stepping. When the drums vanished from enslaved Africans’ hands, the beat leaped ...

On this day in 1739, some 20 slaves, having retained their West African Catholic heritage, gathered near the Stono River, 20 miles southwest of Charleston, S .C. Significantly for them, the date ...

Caption: Local organizations look to buy land where 1739 Stono Slave Rebellion took place. The possible purchase comes from a partnership of the Lowcountry Land Trust and Lacuna Incorporated.