April 6, 1712
- New York City saw its first slave revolt, which occurred just north
of Wall Street, in response to the execution of twenty-one blacks for
killing nine whites. Conditions were ideal for a revolt, as black slaves
and freemen worked in proximity to each other, making communication and
planning easier. In the aftermath of the revolt, 70 black men were
jailed, with six “committing suicide” in custody. Twenty of those
arrested were executed by burning and one was executed on the “breaking
wheel.” New regulations were also put into place, prohibiting black men
from meeting in groups larger than three or carrying firearms. Free men
were also denied the right to own property. (From Workday Minnesota and Wikipedia)
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| Tupac Amaru |
April 6, 1781—Tupac Amaru was captured in Peru after being denounced by a turncoat. (From the Daily Bleed)
April 6, 1919—Bavarian
Raterepublik was declared, with novelist B. Traven (e.g., Death Ship,
Treasure of the Sierra Madre) serving on its Central Council of Workers,
Soldiers and Farmers. (From the Daily Bleed)
April 6, 1968—Oakland police attacked the Black Panthers headquarters and assassinated an unarmed teenager, Bobby Hutton. (From the Daily Bleed)
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