The Kessel revolts were instigated by Salis Kabor, a Lorrdian revolutionary who dedicated his life to fighting slavery.
During one of these revolts, Trioculus, the Supreme Slavelord of the spice mines of Kessel, used a turbolaser to annihilate thousands of protesting slaves.
In 0 ABY, some time after the execution of Kabor, the Kessel revolts were commemorated with a memorial in the Crypt of Martyrs on the planet Lorrd.
In 5 ABY, Trioculus recounted the slave rebellion on Kessel to Grand Moff Bertroff Hissa.
According to Adrick Tolliver, author of Death in the Slave Pits of Lorrd, the Kessel revolts are intended to be those referenced in Queen of the Empire, a 1993 book written by Paul and Hollace Davids.