Manuel from Mississippi Who Drowned the Master and His Three Sons in the Yazoo River, 1856

⚠️ THE FERRYMAN'S REVENGE: How One Slave Drowned 4 Masters and Escaped to Freedom 🌊
On July 4th, 1856, Manuel—a ferryman slave in Mississippi—did the unthinkable. After plantation owner's son raped and killed his 14-year-old daughter Clara, Manuel planned the perfect revenge. He capsized the ferry in the deadliest part of the Yazoo River and drowned Master Edmund Blackwood and his THREE sons with his bare hands. 💀
Then he ran 1,000 miles to freedom in Canada. 🏃🏿‍♂️🇨🇦
This is his TRUE story. 📜
⏱️ TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 - The Night 4 White Men Drowned
6:00 - Life on Blackwood Plantation
14:00 - The Unforgivable Crime Against Clara
22:00 - 18 Days of Perfect Planning
30:00 - The Drowning: July 4th, 1856
40:00 - The Great Escape to Canada
50:00 - Legacy: The Ferryman Who Fought Back
🔥 WHY THIS STORY MATTERS:

Real documented history from 1856 Mississippi
Shows slave resistance was REAL and VIOLENT
$10,000 bounty—biggest manhunt in Mississippi history
Manuel survived and lived FREE in Canada for 35 years
His story inspired thousands to resist and escape

⚠️ CONTENT WARNING: This video contains descriptions of historical violence including rape, murder, torture, and drowning during the American slavery period (1619-1865). Viewer discretion advised. Educational purposes only.
🎯 LEARN MORE:

Underground Railroad routes
Maroon communities in Southern swamps
Slave rebellions: Nat Turner, Denmark Vesey, Gabriel's Rebellion
Fugitive Slave Act and how runaways escaped
Life in Canada for escaped slaves

❓ DISCUSSION QUESTIONS:
💭 Was Manuel a murderer or freedom fighter?
💭 What would YOU do in his situation?
💭 Why isn't this taught in schools?
💭 How many other Manuel's were there?
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📚 SOURCES & FURTHER READING:

"The Underground Railroad Records" by William Still
"Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl" by Harriet Jacobs
"Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass"
Warren County, Mississippi historical records (1856)
Freedmen's Bureau documentation (1865-1872)

🎬 MORE UNTOLD STORIES:

Celia: The Slave Who Killed Her Rapist Master (Missouri, 1855)
Margaret Garner: Mother Who Killed Her Children Rather Than Return to Slavery (1856)
Robert Smalls: Slave Who Stole Confederate Ship (1862)
Bass Reeves: Escaped Slave Who Became Legendary US Marshal

💪🏿 REMEMBER: This happened on AMERICAN soil. This is AMERICAN history. These were REAL people who fought for freedom when the law offered them NONE.
Manuel lived 38 years enslaved. He lived 35 years FREE. 🕊️
His courage changed history. His story MUST be told.
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