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Enslaved people revolt at São José do Queimado after a broken promise of freedom

📅 19 March 1849

On 19 March 1849, enslaved builders at São José do Queimado in Espírito Santo rose after a promise of emancipation for constructing a church was not honored. Chico Prego, Elisiário, João da Viúva, and...