A violent slave revolt took place in Newton, Long Island (present-day Elmhurst, Queens, New York), resulting in the deaths of seven white colonists. In response, colonial authorities executed two Black male slaves and one Indigenous male slave by hanging, and a Black woman was burned alive. This early act of resistance highlights the brutal conditions of slavery in colonial America and the extreme punishments used to deter future uprisings.
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