Articles in regional publications that pertain to a wide range of North Carolina-related topics.
'Fly Across the River': The Easter Slave Conspiracy of 1802
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The first of three articles published under the heading \"A Forum: The Virginia-North Carolina Slave Conspiracy of 1802.\" This article examines the 1802 plot by slave rivermen to rebel against white slaveholders, positing that the conspiracy originated in Halifax County, Virginia, and spread to other Virginia and North Carolina counties.
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