#OtD 30 Aug 1800 an enslaved blacksmith known as Gabriel Prosser had planned to launch a rebellion in Richmond, Virginia. They planned to capture the Governor and force him to endorse race equality, however they were betrayed and 26 were executed. https://stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/10262/gabriel-prosser-attempted-slave-revolt?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon