For the Week of Sept. 9-15

September 9

1739—The so-called Stono, South Carolina slave revolt begins. It was led by a slave from Angola named Jemmy. The group gathered near the Stono River about 20 miles from Charleston and began a march and insurrection, which resulted in the deaths of at least 25 Whites. Marching under a banner proclaiming “Liberty,” it took a couple of hundred armed Whites to put down the revolt.

by Brian Murphy

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP)—The imam spearheading a proposed Islamic center near the site of the Sept. 11 attacks in New York believes the fierce opposition is closely linked to the U.S. elections in November, according to comments published Monday.

ADDRESSES CONTROVERSY—Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf, center, executive director of the Cordoba Initiative, greets worshipers inside a Muharraq, Bahrain, mosque after leading midday prayers Aug. 20.

“There is no doubt that the election season has had a major impact upon the nature of the discourse,” Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf was quoted by the Abu Dhabi-based newspaper The National in an interview as part of his State Department-funded trip in the Gulf.

Rauf did not cite any particular political race possibly tied to the protests, but many conservative candidates and political figures have aligned themselves with the opposition to the $100 million project that includes a mosque and Islamic cultural center.

That one word encompassed the sentiments of the throng of thousands who weaved for miles through the streets of Washington, D.C., behind civil rights leaders, chanting, singing and shouting demands from the powers that be.

“What do we want?… Justice!…When do we want it?…Now!”

RECLAIMING THE DREAM—D.C. marchers braved the sweltering heat in the “Reclaim the Dream” march Aug. 28.

NEW ORLEANS (AP)— Gulf Coast residents tried to put Hurricane Katrina behind them on Sunday, marking its fifth anniversary by casting wreaths into the water to remember the hundreds killed. But part of the catastrophe lives on, in abandoned homes still bearing spray-painted circles indicating they had been searched and whether bodies were found inside.

President Barack Obama joined those hailing the recovery made so far in New Orleans, which he said has become a “symbol of resilience and community.” In a neighborhood that has seen little of that recovery, the Lower 9th Ward, it was the failures that seemed more apparent to residents.

ANNIVERSARY—The Sons of Jazz Brass Band march in a second line parade through the Lower 9th Ward to commemorate the fifth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans, Aug. 29.