Escape From Liberty
Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Discrimination & Race Relations, Fiction & Literature, Historical
| Author: | Elan Gregory | ISBN: | 9780997491616 |
| Publisher: | Coquí Content Marketing | Publication: | January 18, 2017 |
| Imprint: | Coquí Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | Elan Gregory |
| ISBN: | 9780997491616 |
| Publisher: | Coquí Content Marketing |
| Publication: | January 18, 2017 |
| Imprint: | Coquí Press |
| Language: | English |
It is based on the event of the Seminoles who were given the right by Spain to govern themselves. Seminole means "Run away. Escaped renegade." It was a name given to escaped slaves and Native Americans. The Spanish knew that neighboring America was trying to take Florida. So the executed a political strategy that invited all escaped slaves to live with Native Americans in Florida. The union of freed slaves and Native Americans was the last thing the American Colony wanted. They founded Georgia to actually capture escaped slaves before they reached Florida. A military of escaped slaves and Native Americans grew.
The "Cotton Promise" is an agreement between slaves and the international cotton market in exchange for the promise to keep cotton at a reasonable price. The promise is made to honor the slaves in the Seminole territory. Slave ships filled with weapons to arm the slaves are sent. The slaves train a militia of leaders to train other factions of slave. Taking out the southern plantation from the bottom up.
How did slave revolts and Native American resistance force "White Supremacy" to change?
There is the academic and then there is the urgency of the street.
It is based on the event of the Seminoles who were given the right by Spain to govern themselves. Seminole means "Run away. Escaped renegade." It was a name given to escaped slaves and Native Americans. The Spanish knew that neighboring America was trying to take Florida. So the executed a political strategy that invited all escaped slaves to live with Native Americans in Florida. The union of freed slaves and Native Americans was the last thing the American Colony wanted. They founded Georgia to actually capture escaped slaves before they reached Florida. A military of escaped slaves and Native Americans grew.
The "Cotton Promise" is an agreement between slaves and the international cotton market in exchange for the promise to keep cotton at a reasonable price. The promise is made to honor the slaves in the Seminole territory. Slave ships filled with weapons to arm the slaves are sent. The slaves train a militia of leaders to train other factions of slave. Taking out the southern plantation from the bottom up.
How did slave revolts and Native American resistance force "White Supremacy" to change?
There is the academic and then there is the urgency of the street.
