Marker Explains Failed Slave Revolt Failed
SOURCE: GPB News (11-22-10)
The Georgia Historical Society Monday installed a new Civil War marker in the southwest Georgia town of Quitman.
The plaque commemorates a failed slave revolt in the town near the Florida border.
Three slaves and their white ringleader named John Vickery were hanged in Brooks County in August 1864....
The plaque commemorates a failed slave revolt in the town near the Florida border.
Three slaves and their white ringleader named John Vickery were hanged in Brooks County in August 1864....
Source:
GPB News
Source URL:
http://www.gpb.org/news/2010/11/22/marker-explains-failed-slave-revolt
Date:
11-22-10
