| Part of North American slave revolts | |
 Detail from The southern prisons of U.S. officers (LOC 2003664216) | |
| Date | July 13, 1849 |
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| Duration | 1 day |
| Location | Charleston, South Carolina, United States |
| Coordinates | 32°46′43″N 79°56′14″W / 32.77857°N 79.9372°W |
| Type | Slave rebellion |
| Organized by | Nicholas Kelly |
| Outcome | Rebellion suppressed Participants tried and executed or jailed |
| Non-fatal injuries | Several |
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The Charleston Workhouse Slave Rebellion was a rebellion of enslaved South Carolinians that took place in Charleston, South Carolina, in July 1849. On July 13, 1849, an enslaved man named Nicholas Kelly led an insurrection, wounding several guards with improvised weapons and liberating 37 enslaved people. Most were quickly captured, and Nicholas and two others were tried and hanged.