Madison Washington
Madison Washington instigated a revolt on the slave ship Creole in 1841.
Washington served as the ship's cook while he was shipped from Virginia to New Orleans along with 134 other slaves . He incited 18 of his fellow prisoners to rebellion . They took control of the Creole and sailed to the British- controlled island of Nassau . Despite American protests, the British did not send the slaves back, but eventually released them. Before that, however, they imprisoned Washington and its accomplices for a few months for mutiny .
Madison Washington was the namesake for the hero in Frederick Douglass ' novel, The Heroic Slave .
Web links
- Robert Reese: The Creole Slave Rebellion: Fact and Fiction . 2004
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|---|---|
| SURNAME | Washington, Madison |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Instigator of a slave revolt on the Creole ship |
| DATE OF BIRTH | before 1841 |
| DATE OF DEATH | 19th century |