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Manuel Congo

Brazilian rebel · Activists · Died 1839

Manuel Congo was the leader of the largest slave rebellion in the Vale do Paraíba region of Brazil. The revolt occurred in the town of Paty do Alferes, in the state of Rio de Janeiro.

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After an enslaved person was killed by an overseer on the plantation, Manuel Congo and other enslaved people on the plantation, including Mariana Crioula, coordinated and organized a mass fleeing of enslaved people from the plantation.

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Category
Activists
Type
Activist
Status
Deceased
Dates
Died 1839