" The sky flushed as they put him in the cart,

and suddenly Gabriel thought of others, the ones who were

to follow him, the ones who waited in their cells because of

his leadership, these and others, others, and still others, a

world of others who were to follow"( Gabriel's Rebellion).

Gabriel Prosser was a slave leader who in 1800 proposed a

plan to liberate slaves. Gabriel drew up a plan to free his

fellow slaves in Richmond, Virginia and the surrounding

countryside. Gabriel was a blacksmith, working in

Brookfield and in Richmond, who had learned to read and

write. He was inspired by the declarations of freedom during

the Revolutionary War. During the late spring and early

summer of 1800 he made a plan of revolt and had hundreds

of followers to back him up, including his two brothers,

Martin and Solomon. His plan called for a band of armed

slaves, mainly black and white laborers and artisans, to enter

Richmond, Virginia and burn down the business district, take......

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Title: Gabriel Prosser
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