re: #12 Zamb

Also didn’t a bunch of them get a hold of some guns and try to revolt once or twice?

Yes, that happened. Note that the red flag raised over the Negro Fort under the Union Jack did not hold the modern “Revolution” meaning of a red flag. In 1816, for a fort to fly a red flag under its national flag was a sign that its garrison would give the attacking force no quarter; i.e. anyone who tried to storm the fort would be killed.

3 updings to whoever can explain the pirate connection to this meaning of a red flag.