Freedom and resistance : a social history of black loyalists in the Bahamas
African American loyalists Black people Slavery Blacks Bahamas e-böcker History
University Press of Florida
2017
EISBN 9780813052823
Introduction.
Roots and routes.
Their struggle with freedom from bondage.
Setting their feet down.
Labor, land, and the law.
Codifying power, challenging the law.
Conclusion.
Christopher Curry recovers a social history of black loyalists in the Bahamas that highlights intra- and inter-racial dynamics and examines their impact on evolving Bahamian society. This volume also examines the racial discord that erupted between black and white loyalists as, respectively, one group sought greater legal freedoms while the other sought greater economic benefits. With this work, Curry adds a new chapter to the global dimensions of the freedom struggle that emanated from the American Revolution.
Roots and routes.
Their struggle with freedom from bondage.
Setting their feet down.
Labor, land, and the law.
Codifying power, challenging the law.
Conclusion.
Christopher Curry recovers a social history of black loyalists in the Bahamas that highlights intra- and inter-racial dynamics and examines their impact on evolving Bahamian society. This volume also examines the racial discord that erupted between black and white loyalists as, respectively, one group sought greater legal freedoms while the other sought greater economic benefits. With this work, Curry adds a new chapter to the global dimensions of the freedom struggle that emanated from the American Revolution.
