Slave labor, in addition to its role…

April 1861 CE

Slave labor, in addition to its role in Virginia in agriculture, is increasingly used in mining, shipbuilding and other industries.

The execution of Gabriel Prosser in 1800, Nat Turner's slave rebellion in 1831 and John Brown's Raid on Harpers Ferry in 1859 marked the growing social discontent over slavery and its role in the plantation economy.

By 1860, almost half a million people, roughly thirty-one percent of the total population of Virginia, were enslaved.

This division has contributed to the start of the American Civil War.

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Richmond Richmond Virginia United States View →

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Virginia, Commonwealth of (U.S.A.) View → United States of America (US, USA) (Washington DC) View → Confederate States of America (C.S.A.) View →

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American Civil War (War between the States, War of the Rebellion, War of Secession, War for Southern Independence) View →

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