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1715-Apr 16.

1715-Apr 16.: France ship (Voyage 30056) arrives at Cap Français; a slave insurrection occurs.

1715-Apr 16.: France ship (Voyage 30056) arrives at Cap Français; a slave insurrection occurs. The resistance on board demonstrated the continuous struggle for freedom that captives waged even before reaching the shores. Significance: A recorded shipboard insurrection. Nuance: Resistance did not begin on the plantation; it was a continuous “war” from the interior of Africa to the Caribbean ports. That the revolt happened at arrival suggests a final, desperate attempt to avoid the auction block.

Source slavevoyages, 30056