Your time is done now : slavery, resistance and defeat : the Maroon trials of Dominica (1813-1814) / [compiled and edited by Polly Pattullo].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Pattullo, Polly, 1946- compiler, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Trials--Dominica--Sources.

Trials.

Fugitive slaves.

History.

Maroons.

Dominica--History.

Dominica.

Maroons--Dominica--History.

Fugitive slaves--Dominica--History.

Genre:

History.

Sources.

Physical Description:

166 pages : illustrations, map ; 21 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : Monthly Review Press, 2015.

Summary:

Maroons, self-organized communities of runaway slaves, existed wherever slavery was present. One of the most vital and persistent maroon communities was tucked away in the mountainous rainforests on the Caribbean island of Dominica, at the time a British colony. This "state within a state," as the colonial authorities tellingly described it, posed a direct challenge to the slavery system, and before long, the Dominican Maroons rose up to challenge the British Empire. Ultimately, they were captured and put on trial. Here, for the first time, are primary documents, carefully edited and contextualized, that richly present the voices and experiences of the Maroons-in resistance and defeat. Your Time Is Done Now tells the story of the Maroons of Dominica through the transcripts of trials held in 1813 and 1814 at the end of the Second Maroon War. Using the trial evidence to explain how the Maroons waged war against slave-holding society, the book reveals fascinating details about how they survived in the forests, defended themselves against attack, and maintained support from enslaved allies on the plantations. This book provides a moving and valuable addition to the growing literature on slavery and slave resistance in the Americas. Book jacket.

Contents:

1813: Suppression of the Maroons begins 16

1814: Up against martial Saw 36

1814: A governor's defence 108

1815: Maroons defeated, Ainslie sacked 126

After: Memory and memorials 150.

Notes:

First published in Great Britain by Papillote Press 2015.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781583675588

1583675582

9781583675595

1583675590

OCLC:

922639700