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"slave revolt" refers to a situation where enslaved people rise up against their owners or oppressors to fight for their freedom and rights. It involves a rebellion or uprising led by slaves, aiming to change their harsh conditions and gain independence.
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- He was a more impressive figure than our own Founding Fathers in at least three respects: He had been a slave for most of his life; he was a famously devout Christian; and his accomplishment remains unmatched to this day, for the Haitian Revolution is still the only successful slave revolt in history. (firstthings.com)
- This perspective has empowered me to make artworks that view leaders of slave revolts as heroes, challenge American patriotism as a unifying value, burn the US Constitution (an outmoded impediment to freedom), and position the police as successors to lynch mob terror. (dreadscott.net)
- Here, he talks about making his writing and directorial debut with The Birth of a Nation, a reverential biopic in which he stars, too, as slave revolt leader Nat Turner (1800 - 1831). (kamwilliams.com)
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