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Slavery is a particularly infamous stain on American history, being the cause of the misery of millions of innocent lives and eventually becoming the single cause of the American Civil War. But many Americans grow up with a huge misconception: that the slaves did not fight back. This is mostly because the history of the slaves is glanced over in history classes, ignored until it led to more major conflicts. Kinda like how American politicians handled slavery for a good chunk of history, come to think about it. But the truth is, they did fight back, and they did have a history, albeit a choppy one (because most slaves were forbidden from becoming literate, there weren't a lot of records). So let's get into it, shall we?

The first African slaves arrived in America in 1619, being brought over from Africa on the infamously despicable Triangular Trade. Many were originally slaves to African nobles that were sold to white Europeans and shipped over to the American colonies on ships that were cramped, dirty, and mostly uninhabitable, especially for the overseas journey that lasted for months on end. Thousands of slaves never even reached the colonies before dying in agonizing ways that no human beings should have to endure. Many that did survive were sent to the Caribbean to harvest and process sugar, which back then was an extremely dangerous task given the machinery and conditions required.

One poor soul condemned to this life of torment was a young boy named Adéwalé, who was born a slave in Trinidad and knew nothing but pain and beatings and hatred his whole life. That is until a group of pirates raided the plantation in 1708, and he escaped with them to the open seas of the Caribbean. There, he met the pirate Edward Kenway, and became the quartermaster of their ship, the Jackdaw. In the Pirate Republic, Adé was treated as an equal, as a brother. But he was still dissatisfied with the greedy nature of the job, especially with Captain Kenway’s obsession with the Observatory bringing great harm to his crew. Adé eventually left Edward to find his own path, and he found his way to the Assassin Brotherhood in Tulum in 1720. He realized that by joining them he could fight for the liberty, equality, and happiness of all regardless of race or gender or anything, and so join them he did. Kenway followed in his footsteps a year later to give up his old ways.

Over the years, Adé became a renowned Assassin throughout the Caribbean. In 1735, his ship crash landed on the shore of Saint-Domingue after a storm. There, he encountered the Maroons, a group of slaves who had escaped slavery and formed their own society of rebels made up of famous heroes like Captain Cudjoe and Nanny of the Maroons. Adé met with the leader and agreed to stay long enough to help their cause of ending slavery and stopping the despicable and racist governor, Pierre, Marquis De Fayet. With the help of a brothel owner named Bastienne Josèphe, Adé killed De Fayet in 1737 and set his slaves free. As thanks, he gave an ancient Precursor box once held by Shao Jun in the 16th century to her for protection. After a… pleasant night with Ms. Josèphe, Adé returned to the Assassins to continue his mission of freedom.

One of the most famous slave revolts in colonial America was led by the Assassin Mentor, François Mackandal in the 1750s. Mackandal was, what one may call, a wackjob. His goal was to murder every single white person in Saint-Domingue, even women and children, as opposed to striving to live together in harmony as equals. He also brainwashed many of his fellow slaves into this violent goal, such as Agaté, Baptiste, and Jeanne. Because of his murderous wackjob-ness, he was despised by the other Assassins, so not a lot of people were torn up when he was burnt at the stake by Templars in 1758. Some important things did happen under his Mentorship though. By 1751 he had gained possession of Bastienne’s Box, as well as another Piece of Eden called the Voynich Manuscript. The two combined showed him the location of a Precursor temple in Saint-Domingue, and so he sent one of his men to investigate. But the Templars were on the same trail, sending their man, Lawrence Washington, to the same location. Disturbing the temple triggered a massive earthquake that took dozens upon dozens of lives. Washington took the Box and Manuscript from Mackandal’s agent's dead hands and returned to the mainland to rendezvous with his fellow Templars. He was killed by the Assassin, Shay Cormac, the next year though, and the Box was recovered from Samuel Smith a couple years after.

So yeah, the slaves did quite a lot throughout American history. They rebelled in so many ways at so many times. I haven't even mentioned the cultural means they revolted, teaching themselves to read in secret and developing their own songs and stories and languages and even finding time to worship despite the risk of getting caught. They were their own society, and fought for decades, centuries, to gain their rights and freedoms. So don't worry, this is hardly the only time we'll discuss the slaves’ struggles. There's plenty more to come in the future. But until then, it's the 1750s. And that means that Britain and France are about to go back to their favorite 18th century pastime.

It's off to war we go.

Description
Slavery is a particularly infamous stain on American history, being the cause of the misery of millions of innocent lives and eventually becoming the single cause of the American Civil War. But many Americans grow up with a huge misconception: that the slaves did not fight back. This is mostly because the history of the slaves is glanced over in history classes, ignored until it led to more major conflicts. Kinda like how American politicians handled slavery for a good chunk of history, come to think about it. But the truth is, they did fight back, and they did have a history, albeit a choppy one (because most slaves were forbidden from becoming literate, there weren't a lot of records). So let's get into it, shall we?

The first African slaves arrived in America in 1619, being brought over from Africa on the infamously despicable Triangular Trade. Many were originally slaves to African nobles that were sold to white Europeans and shipped over to the American colonies on ships that were cramped, dirty, and mostly uninhabitable, especially for the overseas journey that lasted for months on end. Thousands of slaves never even reached the colonies before dying in agonizing ways that no human beings should have to endure. Many that did survive were sent to the Caribbean to harvest and process sugar, which back then was an extremely dangerous task given the machinery and conditions required.

One poor soul condemned to this life of torment was a young boy named Adéwalé, who was born a slave in Trinidad and knew nothing but pain and beatings and hatred his whole life. That is until a group of pirates raided the plantation in 1708, and he escaped with them to the open seas of the Caribbean. There, he met the pirate Edward Kenway, and became the quartermaster of their ship, the Jackdaw. In the Pirate Republic, Adé was treated as an equal, as a brother. But he was still dissatisfied with the greedy nature of the job, especially with Captain Kenway’s obsession with the Observatory bringing great harm to his crew. Adé eventually left Edward to find his own path, and he found his way to the Assassin Brotherhood in Tulum in 1720. He realized that by joining them he could fight for the liberty, equality, and happiness of all regardless of race or gender or anything, and so join them he did. Kenway followed in his footsteps a year later to give up his old ways.

Over the years, Adé became a renowned Assassin throughout the Caribbean. In 1735, his ship crash landed on the shore of Saint-Domingue after a storm. There, he encountered the Maroons, a group of slaves who had escaped slavery and formed their own society of rebels made up of famous heroes like Captain Cudjoe and Nanny of the Maroons. Adé met with the leader and agreed to stay long enough to help their cause of ending slavery and stopping the despicable and racist governor, Pierre, Marquis De Fayet. With the help of a brothel owner named Bastienne Josèphe, Adé killed De Fayet in 1737 and set his slaves free. As thanks, he gave an ancient Precursor box once held by Shao Jun in the 16th century to her for protection. After a… pleasant night with Ms. Josèphe, Adé returned to the Assassins to continue his mission of freedom.

One of the most famous slave revolts in colonial America was led by the Assassin Mentor, François Mackandal in the 1750s. Mackandal was, what one may call, a wackjob. His goal was to murder every single white person in Saint-Domingue, even women and children, as opposed to striving to live together in harmony as equals. He also brainwashed many of his fellow slaves into this violent goal, such as Agaté, Baptiste, and Jeanne. Because of his murderous wackjob-ness, he was despised by the other Assassins, so not a lot of people were torn up when he was burnt at the stake by Templars in 1758. Some important things did happen under his Mentorship though. By 1751 he had gained possession of Bastienne’s Box, as well as another Piece of Eden called the Voynich Manuscript. The two combined showed him the location of a Precursor temple in Saint-Domingue, and so he sent one of his men to investigate. But the Templars were on the same trail, sending their man, Lawrence Washington, to the same location. Disturbing the temple triggered a massive earthquake that took dozens upon dozens of lives. Washington took the Box and Manuscript from Mackandal’s agent's dead hands and returned to the mainland to rendezvous with his fellow Templars. He was killed by the Assassin, Shay Cormac, the next year though, and the Box was recovered from Samuel Smith a couple years after.

So yeah, the slaves did quite a lot throughout American history. They rebelled in so many ways at so many times. I haven't even mentioned the cultural means they revolted, teaching themselves to read in secret and developing their own songs and stories and languages and even finding time to worship despite the risk of getting caught. They were their own society, and fought for decades, centuries, to gain their rights and freedoms. So don't worry, this is hardly the only time we'll discuss the slaves’ struggles. There's plenty more to come in the future. But until then, it's the 1750s. And that means that Britain and France are about to go back to their favorite 18th century pastime.

It's off to war we go.