The Clay Woman — The Enslaved Woman Who Turned Pottery Into Explosives and Killed 11 People, 1859

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On the night of November 23, 1859, at Oakwood Plantation in Edgefield County, South Carolina, an enslaved woman named Dinah detonated seven pottery bombs throughout the Big House, killing eleven people including the master who had sold her three children. This is the true story of the most sophisticated act of vengeance in American slavery history.
🔥 IN THIS VIDEO:

The brutal sale of Dinah's three children to three different states in 1856
The forced sterilization by plantation physician Dr. Edmund Shaw
How Dinah spent two years crafting pottery bombs using homemade gunpowder
The coordinated explosion that killed Master Whitfield, his wife, the overseer, and eight others
Dinah's capture, trial, and execution by hanging in December 1859
The historical impact of "The Pottery Massacre" on the abolitionist movement

📚 This is a true story of resistance during the American slavery period (1619-1865). Through historical research, we rescue memories that were erased from official American history books and honor the agency of enslaved people who fought back against their oppression.
⚠️ CONTENT WARNING: This video contains descriptions of extreme historical violence related to the American slavery period, including child separation, forced sterilization, bombing, murder, and execution. The purpose is educational and to preserve historical memory of resistance movements. Viewer discretion strongly advised.
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❓ QUESTIONS FOR DISCUSSION:

Do you know other stories of enslaved people who fought back?
At what point does resistance become justified regardless of consequences?
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What does Dinah's story teach us about oppression and its inevitable consequences?

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