| Fireburn | |||
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 Illustration from Illustreret Tidende, November 1878. | |||
| Date | 1 October – mid-October 1878 | ||
| Location | Danish West Indies, modern day US Virgin Islands | ||
| Caused by | Lack of freedom for the laborers, debt peonage | ||
| Goals | More freedom to the laborers | ||
| Methods | Deadly riots, protests | ||
| Resulted in | Revolt suppressed 879 acres burned | ||
| Parties | |||
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| Lead figures | |||
"Queen Mary" Thomas | |||
| Casualties and losses | |||
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| 14 women 60 laborers | |||
The 1878 St. Croix labor riot, locally also known as Fireburn, was a labor riot on Saint Croix, one of the Virgin Islands, then part of the Danish West Indies. The revolt started on October 1, 1878, and was suppressed after several days of looting and burning. Among the leaders were several women—"Queen Mary" Thomas, "Queen Agnes" Salomon, and "Queen Mathilda" McBean— who became known as "Queens of the Fireburn".