Daring to Be Free: Rebellion and Resistance of the Enslaved in the Atlantic World
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Book Overview An Amazon Best History Title of the MonthA revelatory history of enslaved people's resistance and self-emancipation, across the Atlantic ...
An Amazon Best History Title of the Month
A revelatory history of enslaved people's resistance and self-emancipation, across the Atlantic world and beyond.
In the 1720s, the West African chief Tomba was abducted for organizing the local resistance against slave raiders and imprisoned on a British ship, where he promptly led a revolt using a smuggled hammer. In the early nineteenth century, a pregnant woman named Solitude rallied laborers and soldiers to resist Napoleon's efforts to reimpose slavery on Guadeloupe. A few decades later, Frederick Douglass fashioned his own template for self-emancipation. In Daring to Be Free, the acclaimed historian Sudhir Hazareesingh recasts the story of slavery's end by showing that the enslaved themselves were at the center of the action--their voices, their resistance, and their extraordinary fight for freedom.
Throughout, Daring to Be Free portrays the struggle for liberation from the perspective of the enslaved and, wherever possible, in their own words. It highlights the power of collective action, stressing the role of maroon communities, conspiracies, insurrections, and spiritual movements, from Haiti and Brazil to Cuba, Mauritius, and the American South. These acts of resistance involved entire communities, with women often at the heart of the story as warriors, organizers, and agents of radical change.
Employing written archives and oral history, Daring to Be Free shows how the struggle for freedom was shaped less by Western Enlightenment or Christian ideals than by the enslaved's own spiritual, martial, and cultural resources. Emancipation wasn't handed down by benevolent reformers--it was seized, again and again, by those who demanded freedom. This vital, eye-opening history reclaims abolition for those who fought to liberate themselves.
Book Details Format: Hardcover | Pages: 464 | Language: English | Publisher: FARRAR STRAUSS & GIROUX | ISBN: 0374611076
FormatHardcover
Pages464
LanguageEnglish
ISBN0374611076
EAN9780374611071
PublisherFARRAR STRAUSS & GIROUX
Publication Date2025-12-02
AccessoriesNo Accessory
ConditionNew
Product TypeHARD COVER BOOKS
Weight1.51 Pounds
Length9.23 Inches
Width6.33 Inches
Height1.51 Inches
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