Historic Timeline
| 1700's |
Nearly half of all slaves brought
to North America arrive in Charleston. Many of these
slaves stay in South Carolina to work on rice plantations. |
| 1739 |
Over 20 whites are killed by Jemmy
and his band in the Stono rebellion around
Charleston. |
| 1750 |
White slave owners occupy cities
like Charleston, while the majority of the 40,000 slaves living
in North America live on plantations. |
| 1790 |
By this time, slavery is entrenched
in the original 6 slave states: Maryland, Delaware, Virginia,
North Carolina, Sough Carolina, and Georgia. |
| 1803 |
South Carolina reopens slave trade
in Africa. |
| 1822 |
Denmark Vesey's Conspiracy is
uncovered in Charleston. |
| 1861 |
South Carolina's attack on Fort
Sumnter on April 12th, and the subsequent defense made by
Lincoln, marks the beginning of the Civil War. |
|
Slave Populations:
 | 1830: 315,401 |
| 1860: 402,406 |
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