ISBN:
9781108616324
Language:
English
Pages:
1 Online-Ressource (xxix, 345 pages)
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als Kerr-Ritchie, Jeffrey R. Rebellious passage
DDC:
306.3/6209730904
Keywords:
Creole (Brig)
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Slave insurrections History 19th century
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Mutiny History 19th century
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Slaves Emancipation 19th century
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History
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Slave trade History 19th century
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Slave trade History 19th century
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Creole (Brig)
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Slave insurrections ; United States ; History ; 19th century
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Mutiny ; United States ; History ; 19th century
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Slaves ; Emancipation ; Bahamas ; History ; 19th century
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Slave trade ; United States ; History ; 19th century
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Slave trade ; Atlantic Coast (U.S.) ; History ; 19th century
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USA
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Atlantikküste
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Sklavenhandel
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Sklavenaufstand
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Geschichte
Abstract:
In late October 1841, the Creole left Richmond with 137 slaves bound for New Orleans. It arrived five weeks later minus the Captain, one passenger, and most of the captives. Nineteen rebels had seized the US slave ship en route and steered it to the British Bahamas where the slaves gained their liberty. Drawing upon a sweeping array of previously unexamined state, federal, and British colonial sources, Rebellious Passage examines the neglected maritime dimensions of the extensive US slave trade and slave revolt. The focus on south-to-south self-emancipators at sea differs from the familiar narrative of south-to-north fugitive slaves over land. Moreover, a broader hemispheric framework of clashing slavery and antislavery empires replaces an emphasis on US antebellum sectional rivalry. Written with verve and commitment, Rebellious Passage chronicles the first comprehensive history of the ship revolt, its consequences, and its relevance to global modern slavery.
Note:
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DOI:
10.1017/9781108616324
URL:
https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108616324
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