Jeremiah, Thomas, -1775
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Name (Latin)
Jeremiah, Thomas, -1775
Other forms of name
nnea Jeremiah, Thomas, d. 1775
Jeremiah, Thomas, d. 1775 nnea
Date of death
1775-08-18
Associated country
United States
Occupation
Fishers
pilots
Gender
male
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Sources of Information
- African American National Biography, accessed June 29, 2015, via Oxford African American Studies Center database:(Jeremiah, Thomas; "Jerry"; born a slave, alleged slave revolt leader; date and place of birth unknown; was a capable pilot and fisherman in Charleston Harbor (1760) and elite and wealthy member of Charleston, South Carolina; was accused of having plotted a loyalist slave insurrection (1775), the Provincial Congress found him guilty and sentenced him to be hanged and burned; he was executed 18 August,1775 in Charleston, South Carolina, United States)
- The world of Thomas Jeremiah, 2006:p. 1 (Thomas Jeremiah, hanged August 18, 1775)
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Wikipedia description:
Thomas Jeremiah (died 18 August 1775) was a free Negro harbor pilot, firefighter, fisherman and merchant from Charles Town, South Carolina, in British North America. A prominent resident of the city, he was executed for attempting to foment a slave revolt on the eve of the American Revolutionary War. His execution was controversial even at the time, and he has since become a "representative" for the state of blacks in the Revolution.
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