Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-237) and index.
Contents:
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.
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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