Document Type
Article
Original Publication Date
1982
Journal/Book/Conference Title
Virginia Magazine of History and Biography
Volume
90
Issue
3
First Page
283
Last Page
309
Date of Submission
July 2014
Abstract
Historical analysis of a 1799 altercation and subsequent trial involving Gabriel Prosser, who a year later would lead a large slave insurrection. Schwarz notes, "the 1799 incident is primarily important for revealing the power of slave resistance to specific aspects of their bondage." Includes data from U.S. Census records 1790-1800 and Brunswick County Personal Property Taxes, 1799.
Rights
Copyright © 1982 Virginia Magazine of History and Biography
Comments
Presented with permission of the Virginia Historical Society.