Sally Bassett: Symbol of Resistance or Murderer?
Podcast |
Criminalia
Media Type |
audio
Categories Via RSS |
Society & Culture
True Crime
Publication Date |
Sep 15, 2020
Episode Duration |
00:21:57

Sally Basset was an enslaved woman who was executed in 1730 for allegedly attempting to poison her granddaughter’s enslavers. She is known throughout Bermudian folklore, where she is, to many, a hero.

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Was Sally Bassett a resistance figure who should be considered a national hero? Or was she a criminal?

Sally Basset was an enslaved woman who was executed in 1730 for allegedly attempting to poison her granddaughter’s enslavers. She is known throughout Bermudian folklore, where she is, to many, a hero.

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See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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