Gabriel Prosser

Gabriel Prosser (born October 10, 1776 (?) In Henrico County , Virginia , † October 7, 1800 ) was an enslaved blacksmith from Richmond , who led a failed slave revolt in Virginia in 1800 with his brother Martin Prosser .

Life

Gabriel Prosser organized a slave revolt with around a hundred other slaves. Together they wanted to take Richmond on August 30, 1800 and expel its mayor James Monroe. However, the plan was revealed and failed. Gabriel, who had the last name of his owner, Thomas H. Prosser, escaped arrest for the time being, but was hanged in October 1800, like 35 of his followers.

memory

In 2002 the city of Richmond commemorated the 202nd anniversary of the rebellion and named Prosser a patriot and freedom fighter in a resolution.
In the fall of 2006, the NAACP asked Governor Tim Kaine to pardon Gabriel and his followers posthumously.

On August 30, 2007, Kaine granted her request and pardoned Gabriel and his followers

Individual evidence

^ Thomas L. Purvis: A Dictionary of American History . Keyword: Prosser's Conspiracy. UK, USA: Blackwell Publishing 2007, 5th edition p. 329.
↑ C. Ruth Ebrahim, "Virginia State NAACP Conference requests pardon of Gabriel" ( Memento of the original from March 3, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , The Caroline Register , Oct. 2006, accessed July 23, 2008 @1@ 2
↑ Associated Press , "Gov. 'Pardons' Gabriel's Rebellion Slave" , The Washington Post , August 31 of 2007.

personal data
SURNAME	Prosser, Gabriel
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Leader of a slave rebellion in Virginia
DATE OF BIRTH	around October 10, 1776
PLACE OF BIRTH	Henrico County , Virginia
DATE OF DEATH	October 7, 1800

[1] Thomas L. Purvis: A Dictionary of American History . Keyword: Prosser's Conspiracy. UK, USA: Blackwell Publishing 2007, 5th edition p. 329.

[caroline2006-2] C. Ruth Ebrahim, "Virginia State NAACP Conference requests pardon of Gabriel" ( Memento of the original from March 3, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , The Caroline Register , Oct. 2006, accessed July 23, 2008 @1@ 2

[3] Associated Press , "Gov. 'Pardons' Gabriel's Rebellion Slave" , The Washington Post , August 31 of 2007.