ISBN:
9781108919890
,
9781108843720
,
9781108826471
Language:
English
Pages:
1 online resource (xv, 359 pages)
,
digital, PDF file(s).
Series Statement:
Cambridge studies on the African diaspora
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als
DDC:
305.896/07294
Keywords:
Slave insurrections History
;
Social movements History
;
Group identity
;
Blacks Social life and customs
;
Rites and ceremonies
;
Maroons Ethnic identity
;
Blacks Race identity
;
Haiti History Revolution, 1791-1804
;
Causes
Abstract:
The Haitian Revolution was perhaps the most successful slave rebellion in modern history; it created the first and only free and independent Black nation in the Americas. This book tells the story of how enslaved Africans forcibly brought to colonial Haiti through the trans-Atlantic slave trade used their cultural and religious heritages, social networks, and labor and militaristic skills to survive horrific conditions. They built webs of networks between African and 'creole' runaways, slaves, and a small number of free people of color through rituals and marronnage - key aspects to building the racial solidarity that helped make the revolution successful. Analyzing underexplored archival sources and advertisements for fugitives from slavery, Crystal Eddins finds indications of collective consciousness and solidarity, unearthing patterns of resistance. Considering the importance of the Haitian Revolution and the growing scholarly interest in exploring it, Eddins fills an important gap in the existing literature.
Note:
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 10 Nov 2021)
DOI:
10.1017/9781108919890
DOI:
10.1017/9781108919890
URL:
https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108919890
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