1842 Slave Revolt in the Cherokee Nation

In November 1842, a group of enslaved Black people held by Cherokee citizens in Indian Territory organized what became the largest slave revolt in the region's history, seizing supplies and weapons and attempting to flee south toward Mexico, where slavery was illegal. Cherokee militia, along with allied Creek fighters, mustered out of Fort Gibson to pursue the group, eventually recapturing most of the escapees before they reached freedom; several leaders of the revolt were executed afterward as a warning to others.