Calling out liberty : the Stono slave rebellion and the universal struggle for human rights /
On Sunday, September 9, 1739, twenty Kongolese slaves armed themselves by breaking into a storehouse near the Stono River south of Charleston, South Carolina. They killed twenty-three white colonists, joined forces with other slaves, and marched toward Spanish Florida. There they expected to find fr...
| Основен автор: | Shuler, Jack. |
|---|---|
| Формат: | Електронна книга |
| Език: | English |
| Публикувано: |
Jackson :
University Press of Mississippi,
℗♭2009.
|
| Предмети: | |
| Онлайн достъп: |
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=294650 |
| Подобни документи: |
Print version::
Calling out liberty. |
| Резюме: |
On Sunday, September 9, 1739, twenty Kongolese slaves armed themselves by breaking into a storehouse near the Stono River south of Charleston, South Carolina. They killed twenty-three white colonists, joined forces with other slaves, and marched toward Spanish Florida. There they expected to find freedom. One report claims the rebels were overheard shouting, "Liberty!" Before the day ended, however, the rebellion was crushed, and afterwards many surviving rebels were executed. South Carolina rapidly responded with a comprehensive slave code. The Negro Act reinforced white power throu. |
|---|---|
| Физически характеристики: |
1 online resource (xii, 217 pages) : map |
| Библиография: |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-210) and index. |
| ISBN: |
9781604734737 1604734736 1282484788 9781282484788 |