1878 St. Croix labor riot

Fireburn
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
Denmark Danish West Indies Supported by:  United Kingdom  United States  France (all from 4 october) Queens of the Fireburn Labor Rioters
Lead figures
Janus August Garde "Queen Mary" Thomas "Queen Agnes" Salomon "Queen Mathilda" McBean
Casualties and losses
2 soldiers 12 laborers
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".