Moving On
Black Loyalists in the Afro-Atlantic World
1st Edition
Published on 13. September 2013
248 pages
978-1-135-65030-8 (ISBN)
Description
During the American Revolution tens of thousands of colonists loyal to Britain left the colonies and resettled in Canada, Britain, and the Carribean. Among them were a substantial number of black loyalists. This groundbreaking study explores the lives, struggles, and politics of black loyalists who dispersed throughout the Atlantic region, including Canada, Britain, Sierra Leone, and Jamaica. The struggles of these populations, a diaspora within a diaspora, for political and economic independence under various British colonial regimes highlight the variety of challenges which faced black loyalists in the Afro-Atlantic World.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
File size
3,46 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-135-65030-8 (9781135650308)
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Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Person
Pulis, John W.
Content
Acknowledgements * List of Contributors * Introduction * The Black Pioneers and Others: The military role of Black Loyalists in the American War for Independence, Todd W. Braisted * Hidden from History: Black Loyalists at Country Harbor Novia Scotia, Carole Troxler * Birchtown: The History and Material Culture of an Expatriate African American Community, Laird Niven and Stephen A. Davis * Black Loyalists in London after the American Revolution, Gretchen Holbrook Gerzina * The Black Loyalists in Sierra Leone, Wallace Brown * The Promised Land: Company-Repatriate Relations During the Founding of Freetown, Sierra Leone, Claude A. Clegg * Edward Jones: An African American in Sierra Leone, Nemata Blyden * Bridging Troubled Waters: Moses Baker, George Liele, and the African American Diaspora to Jamaica, John W. Pulis * Index
