American Slave Revolts and Conspiracies: A Reference Guide
A Reference Guide
Nonfiction, History, Americas, North America, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Discrimination & Race Relations
| Author: | Kerry Walters | ISBN: | 9781610696609 |
| Publisher: | ABC-CLIO | Publication: | September 22, 2015 |
| Imprint: | ABC-CLIO | Language: | English |
| Author: | Kerry Walters |
| ISBN: | 9781610696609 |
| Publisher: | ABC-CLIO |
| Publication: | September 22, 2015 |
| Imprint: | ABC-CLIO |
| Language: | English |
Provides a comprehensive overview of 10 major slave revolts and examines how those uprisings and conspiracies impacted slaveholding colonies and states from 1663 to 1861.
- Offers an overview of American slave revolts and conspiracies to revolt
- Explores the context of chronic fear of uprising in slaveholding colonies and states in North America from 1663 to 1861
- Offers accounts gleaned from primary resources regarding slave leaders and their lieutenants, and of the trials that condemned them
- Describes the climate of fear in which slaveholding whites lived, as well as the various social practices and legal statutes they enacted to minimize the risk of slave revolt
- Includes a narrative, primary materials, biographics, a chronology, and an annotated bibliography—all of which will be helpful to students writing papers on the topic
Provides a comprehensive overview of 10 major slave revolts and examines how those uprisings and conspiracies impacted slaveholding colonies and states from 1663 to 1861.
- Offers an overview of American slave revolts and conspiracies to revolt
- Explores the context of chronic fear of uprising in slaveholding colonies and states in North America from 1663 to 1861
- Offers accounts gleaned from primary resources regarding slave leaders and their lieutenants, and of the trials that condemned them
- Describes the climate of fear in which slaveholding whites lived, as well as the various social practices and legal statutes they enacted to minimize the risk of slave revolt
- Includes a narrative, primary materials, biographics, a chronology, and an annotated bibliography—all of which will be helpful to students writing papers on the topic
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