ContextSeptember 19, 1676

Bacon's Rebellion

An interracial uprising whose aftermath pushed Virginia toward hardened, race-based slavery.

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The uprising linked to the hardening of racial slavery in Virginia.

Connections to other moments, systems, and investigations — the links rarely drawn together.

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Chattel Slavery
After the interracial revolt of 1676, Virginia hardened race-based slavery to divide Black and white laborers.
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The Making of Slave Law
After poor whites and enslaved Blacks united in 1676, Virginia's elite wrote race into law to keep them divided.

After the interracial revolt of 1676, Virginia hardened race-based slavery to divide Black and white laborers.

After poor whites and enslaved Blacks united in 1676, Virginia's elite wrote race into law to keep them divided.