Virginia Defenders to host 3 events to commemorate 225th anniversary of Gabriel's Rebellion
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The Virginia Defenders for Freedom, Justice & Equality will be hosting three events to commemorate the 225th anniversary of Gabriel’s Rebellion.
The events will start Aug. 30 with a community gathering from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at Spring Park in Lakeside, the site at which an enslaved man named Gabriel attempted to organize a massive rebellion against slavery on the same date in 1800. A storm and subsequent betrayal ended the plans before they could materialize, and Gabriel and 25 others ultimately were hanged.
On Oct. 10, the 22nd Annual Gabriel Gathering will take place from 6:30 p.m.to 8 p.m. at the Shockoe Bottom African Burial Ground in Richmond. The event will include the unveiling of a new historical marker explaining the significance of the site. All participants are encouraged to wear white.
Then on Oct. 12, a regional conference on "Reclaiming Black Cemeteries" will take place, featuring a commemoration of slave rebellions in Virginia, South Carolina, and Louisiana. The time and place have not yet been set.
