The Counter-Revolution of 1776
Slave Resistance and the Origins of the United States of America
Nonfiction, History, Americas, United States, Revolutionary Period (1775-1800), Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Cultural Studies, African-American Studies
| Author: | Gerald Horne | ISBN: | 9781479808724 |
| Publisher: | NYU Press | Publication: | April 18, 2014 |
| Imprint: | NYU Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | Gerald Horne |
| ISBN: | 9781479808724 |
| Publisher: | NYU Press |
| Publication: | April 18, 2014 |
| Imprint: | NYU Press |
| Language: | English |
The successful 1776 revolt against British rule in North America has been hailed almost universally as a great step forward for humanity. But the Africans then residing in the colonies overwhelmingly sided with London. In this trailblazing book, Gerald Horne complements his earlier celebrated Negro Comrades of the Crown, by showing that in the prelude to 1776, the abolition of slavery seemed all but inevitable in London, delighting Africans as much as it outraged slaveholders, and sparking the colonial revolt.
The successful 1776 revolt against British rule in North America has been hailed almost universally as a great step forward for humanity. But the Africans then residing in the colonies overwhelmingly sided with London. In this trailblazing book, Gerald Horne complements his earlier celebrated Negro Comrades of the Crown, by showing that in the prelude to 1776, the abolition of slavery seemed all but inevitable in London, delighting Africans as much as it outraged slaveholders, and sparking the colonial revolt.
