Who was executed for planning the failed slave rebellion in Virginia?

Gabriel Prosser was executed for leading a planned slave rebellion in Virginia in 1800. Prosser, an enslaved African American blacksmith, devised a significant uprising intending to gain freedom for himself and others. He organized a plan to march on Richmond with a large group of enslaved individuals. However, the rebellion was thwarted due to a series of betrayals and leaks about the plan, leading to Prosser's capture before it could be carried out.

After his arrest, he was tried and ultimately executed in a decision that reflected the intense fear of slave rebellions among white Virginians at the time. His attempted revolt highlighted the struggles for freedom and the extreme measures taken by enslaved individuals seeking liberation. In contrast, Nat Turner also led a well-known rebellion later in 1831, while Frederick Douglass and Henry Highland Garnet were prominent abolitionists and activists who advocated for the end of slavery but were not involved in planning rebellions that led to their executions.