http://nearwestendnews.net/2007/09/02/kaine-pardons-former-henrico-resident-in-slave-rebellion/ Local news coverage from the Near West End of Richmond. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 14:30:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 http://nearwestendnews.net/2007/09/02/kaine-pardons-former-henrico-resident-in-slave-rebellion/comment-page-1/#comment-110 North Richmond News » Governor pardons slave who led revolt near Bryan Park - Richmond, Virginia Sat, 08 Sep 2007 00:49:22 +0000 http://nearwestendnews.net/2007/09/02/kaine-pardons-former-henrico-resident-in-slave-rebellion/#comment-110 [...] Our friends at the Near West End News recently reported on Governor Kaine’s pardon of former H... for leading a rebellion more than 200 years ago. That rebellion started at Spring Park Historic Site (off of Lakeside Avenue behind the Bank of America). In restoring Prosser’s “good name,” Kaine said the slave, put to death in 1800 with 34 other African-Americans, was motivated by “his devotion to the ideals of the American revolution — it was worth risking death to secure liberty.” [...] [...] Our friends at the Near West End News recently reported on Governor Kaine’s pardon of former H… for leading a rebellion more than 200 years ago. That rebellion started at Spring Park Historic Site (off of Lakeside Avenue behind the Bank of America). In restoring Prosser’s “good name,” Kaine said the slave, put to death in 1800 with 34 other African-Americans, was motivated by “his devotion to the ideals of the American revolution — it was worth risking death to secure liberty.” [...]

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