…New York Slave Revolt of 1712, the Stono Revolt of 1739, and the New York Slave Conspiracy of 1741. Generally, Black people were forbidden to read and write as literacy meant more excellent knowledge of other revolutions and increased their ability to coordinate and strategize. However, more than 20 white people were killed during the Stono Rebellion in South Carolina. It wasn’t until the Haitian Revolution began in 1791 that fear truly swept the white population. Wherever there were large numbers of Black people, free or enslaved, there was fear that any trigger could set them off.
