1791: The Haitian revolution begins as 100,000 enslaved people rise up and eventually overthrow both slavery and French rule, creating the world's first Black republic.
1831: A slave revolt led by Nat Turner begins in Southampton County, Va.
1981: 140 mostly women workers at the Lee Jeans factory in Greenock, Scotland return to work after winning a seven-month occupation of the plant against closure, having won their jobs back.
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