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Record Nr.

UNINA9910824707603321

Autore

Curry Christopher

Titolo

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

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Gainesville, Florida : , : University Press of Florida, , 2017

©2017

ISBN

0-8130-5311-0

0-8130-5282-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (269 pages)

Disciplina

305.89607296

Soggetti

African American loyalists - Bahamas

Slavery - Bahamas - History

Black people - Bahamas - History

Bahamas History

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Previously issued in print: 2017.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

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.

Sommario/riassunto

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.