Rebellious passage : the Creole revolt and America's coastal slave trade / Jeffrey R. Kerr-Ritchie.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kerr-Ritchie, Jeffrey R., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Creole (Brig).

Slave rebellions--United States--History--19th century.

Slave rebellions.

Mutiny--United States--History--19th century.

Mutiny.

Enslaved persons--Emancipation--Bahamas--History--19th century.

Enslaved persons.

Slave trade--United States--History--19th century.

Slave trade.

Slave trade--Atlantic Coast (U.S.)--History--19th century.

Enslaved persons--Emancipation.

Bahamas.

United States.

United States--Atlantic Coast.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

xxix, 345 pages ; 23 cm

Other Title:

Creole revolt and America's coastal slave trade

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY, USA : Cambridge University Press, 2019.

Summary:

In late October 1841, the Creole left Richmond with 137 slaves bound for New Orleans. It arrived five weeks later minus the Captain, one passenger, and most of the captives. Nineteen rebels had seized the US slave ship en route and steered it to the British Bahamas where the slaves gained their liberty. Drawing upon a sweeping array of previously unexamined state, federal, and British colonial sources, Rebellious Passage examines the neglected maritime dimensions of the extensive US slave trade and slave revolt. The focus on south-to-south self-emancipators at sea differs from the familiar narrative of south-to-north fugitive slaves over land. Moreover, a broader hemispheric framework of clashing slavery and antislavery empires replaces an emphasis on US antebellum sectional rivalry. Written with verve and commitment, Rebellious Passage chronicles the first comprehensive history of the ship revolt, its consequences, and its relevance to global modern slavery.

Contents:

Eagle versus Lion

The coastal passage

"Several cases"

"Engaged in the business ever since she was constructed"

"The negroes have risen"

"Their determination to quit the vessel"

"Old neighbors"

"A new state of things"

"Property rights" versus "Rights of man"

Causa proxima, non remota, spectator

"Full and final settlement."

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Pennsylvania Abolition Society Complimentary Collection.

Other Format:

ebook version :

ISBN:

9781108700009

1108700004

9781108476249

1108476244

OCLC:

1055433726

Publisher Number:

40028986207