Freedom and resistance : a social history of black loyalists in the Bahamas /
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 gro...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Gainesville :
University Press of Florida,
[2017]
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| Series: | Contested boundaries.
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| Online Access: | CONNECT CONNECT |
| Summary: | 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. |
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| Item Description: | Project MUSE Universal EBA Ebooks EBSCO eBook History Collection |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780813052823 0813052823 9780813053110 0813053110 |
