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Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; PREFACE; Table of Contents; INTRODUCTION; Chapter I. -- EARLY EFFORTS AT SELF-REDEMPTION 1526-1760; 1. Beginnings of the Insurrectionary Movement; 2. Insurrections at Sea; 3. The New York Conspiracy of 1741; CHAPTER REFERENCES; Chapter II -- REVOLUTIONARY PHILOSOPHY AND NEGRO INSURRECTIONS-1763-1800; 1. The British Empire; 2. The American Revolution and the Negro; CHAPTER REFERENCES; Chapter III. -- GABRIEL'S DEFEAT AND ITS AFTERMATH 1800-1820; 1. The Slave System Undergoes a Change; 2. The Plot Revealed. |
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3. Motivating Principles Underlying Gabriel's Actions4. The Aftermath; 5. The War of 1812 and Negro Insurrections; CHAPTER REFERENCES; Chapter IV -- DENMARK VESEY AND THE NATIONAL CRISIS OF 1820-1830; 1. The Missouri Compromise of 1820; 2. The Denmark Vesey Insurrection, 1822; 3. Vesey's Confederates; 4. The Plans of the Conspirators; 5. The Revelation; 6. The "Vis a Tergo" of Denmark Vesey; 7. The Sequel of Denmark Vesey; CHAPTER REFERENCES; Chapter V. -- THE AGE OF THE BLACK PROPHET 1830-1850; 1. David Barrow; 2. Walker's "Appeal"; 3. The Rise of the Abolitionists, |
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4. Nat Turner the Black Prophet5. The Insurrection, 1831; CHAPTER REFERENCES; Chapter VI -- THE AGE OF THE BLACK PROPHET (Continued); 1. The Cry of Vengeance; 2. The Causes of the Insurrection; 3. The Voice of the People Versus the Slave Power; CHAPTER REFERENCES; Chapter VII. -- THE AGE OF THE BLACK PROPHET (Concluded); 1. Legal Restrictions of Negroes; 2. The Insurrectionary Movement Itself; CHAPTER REFERENCES; Chapter VIII -- JOHN BROWN AND THE SHADOWS BEFORE AND AFTER 1850-1860; 1. Insurrections; 2. Shadows After John Brown's Raid; CHAPTER REFERENCES. |
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Chapter IX -- SLAVE INSURRECTIONS DURING THE CIVIL WAR 1861-18651. Insurrections and Rumors of Insurrections; CHAPTER REFERENCES; CONCLUSIONS; BIBLIOGRAPHY; A CATALOG OF SELECTED DOVER BOOKS IN ALL FIELDS OF INTEREST. |
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<DIV>This fully documented work describes early insurrectionary movements, rebellions at sea, and the Negro's role in the American Revolution. Discussed in detail are Gabriel Prosser's unsuccessful revolt in 1800; Denmark Vesey's 1822 insurrection; and Nat Turner's 1831 rebellion. Profiles of black leaders and white sympathizers, and Civil War insurgencies, are included.</DIV> |
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Requires Boundless App. |
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Slave insurrections -- Southern States.
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Slave insurrections. |
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Southern States. |
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Electronic books. |
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Boundless (Digital media service)
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9780486168173 : $12.95 |
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0486168174 : $12.95 |
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