02351nam 2200553 450 991046579420332120220205004034.00-8130-5311-00-8130-5282-3(CKB)3710000001108600(MiAaPQ)EBC4825778(StDuBDS)EDZ0001805612(OCoLC)976434832(MdBmJHUP)muse59290(MiAaPQ)EBC5497695(Au-PeEL)EBL4825778(CaPaEBR)ebr11364151(EXLCZ)99371000000110860020170404h20172017 uy 0engurcnu||||||||rdacontentrdamediardacarrierFreedom and resistance a social history of black loyalists in the Bahamas /Christopher CurryGainesville, Florida :University Press of Florida,2017.©20171 online resource (269 pages)Previously issued in print: 2017.0-8130-5447-8 Includes bibliographical references and index.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.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.African American loyalistsBahamasSlaveryBahamasHistoryBlack peopleBahamasHistoryElectronic books.African American loyalistsSlaveryHistory.Black peopleHistory.305.89607296Curry Christopher883169MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910465794203321Freedom and resistance1972816UNINA