The New York Conspiracy of 1741 by Adaline Bryant https://padlet.com/adaline_bryant/hetxkoque3ho African American Studies en-us 2019-02-06 17:30:37 UTC 2019-02-06 17:34:49 UTC hello@padlet.com The New York Conspiracy of 1741 adaline_bryant https://padlet.com/adaline_bryant/hetxkoque3ho/wish/328382474 Who?- 1,700 blacks living in the city and 7,000 whites wanting revenge 
What?-  The slaves wanted “to kill white men, seize white women and incinerate the city”. 
Where?- New York 
Why?- They were supposed to be “free men in their own country” but instead they was enslaved, so they wanted to be free. 
How?- The slaves caught Fort George in New York on fire and it burned to the ground. Then they other fires throughout the city, four in one day, which also led fires in New Jersey and on Long Island. 

https://face2faceafrica.com/article/the-little-known-story-of-slaves-conspiring-with-white-settlers-to-take-over-new-york-city-in-1741

]]> 2019-02-06 17:32:26 UTC https://padlet.com/adaline_bryant/hetxkoque3ho/wish/328382474 adaline_bryant https://padlet.com/adaline_bryant/hetxkoque3ho/wish/328383249 2019-02-06 17:33:56 UTC https://padlet.com/adaline_bryant/hetxkoque3ho/wish/328383249