Freedom and resistance : a social history of black loyalists in the Bahamas / Christopher Curry.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Curry, Christopher, 1971- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

African American loyalists--Bahamas.

African American loyalists.

Slavery--Bahamas--History.

Slavery.

Black people--Bahamas--History.

Black people.

History.

Bahamas--History.

Bahamas.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

x, 256 pages ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Gainesville, FL : University Press of Florida, 2017.

Summary:

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.

Contents:

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.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780813054476

0813054478

OCLC:

959592786