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Moving on : Black loyalists in the Afro-Atlantic world / edited by John W. Pulis.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Garland reference library of the humanities ; vol. 2049.
- Crosscurrents in African American history ; v. 4.
- Garland reference library of the humanities ; v. 2049. Crosscurrents in African American history ; v. 4
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- African American loyalists--History.
- African American loyalists.
- African diaspora.
- History.
- United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Participation, African American.
- United States.
- African diaspora--History--18th century.
- African diaspora--History--19th century.
- Physical Description:
- xxiv, 224 pages ; 23 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Garland Pub., 1999.
- Summary:
- Eight essays, perhaps from a June 1995 conference in Ann Arbor, recount specific stories and examine themes associated with African-Americans who sided with the British during the US war for independence. Among their perspectives are their military role in the war, relations between the company and repatriates during the founding of Freetown in Sierra Leone, and diaspora to Jamaica.
- Contents:
- Chapter 1. The Black Pioneers and Others: The Military Role of Black Loyalists in the American War for Independence / Todd W. Braisted 3
- Chapter 2. Hidden from History: Black Loyalists at Country Harbour, Nova Scotia / Carole Watterson Troxler 39
- Chapter 3. Birchtown: The History and Material Culture of an Expatriate African American Community / Laird Niven, Stephen A. Davis 59
- Chapter 4. Black Loyalists in London after the American Revolution / Gretchen Holbrook Gerzina 85
- Chapter 5. The Black Loyalists in Sierra Leone / Wallace Brown 103
- Chapter 6. The Promised Land, Inc.: Company-Repatriate Relations during the Founding of Freetown, Sierra Leone / Claude A. Clegg, III 135
- Chapter 7. Edward Jones: An African American in Sierra Leone / Nemata Blyden 159
- Chapter 8. Bridging Troubled Waters: Moses Baker, George Liele, and the African American Diaspora to Jamaica / John W. Pulis 183.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 081532748X
- OCLC:
- 39800649
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