Rebels and runaways : slave resistance in nineteenth-century Florida /
Rivers, Larry E., 1950-
Rebels and runaways : slave resistance in nineteenth-century Florida / Larry Eugene Rivers. - Urbana : University of Illinois Press, (c)2012. - 1 online resource. - The new Black studies series .
Resistance by wiles
Includes bibliographies and index.
Day-to-day resistance -- Stepping up the degrees of resistance -- Away without leave -- A yearning for freedom -- Destinations of runaways -- Flight away from Florida -- In search of kinfolk and loved ones -- Catch the runaway -- Slave violence -- The second Seminole War -- The Civil War.
This study examines slave resistance and protest in antebellum Florida and its local and national impact from 1821 to 1865. The author discusses Florida's historical significance as a runaway slave haven dating back to the 17th century.
9786613896094 6613896098
2019718833
Slave rebellions--History--Florida--19th century.
Fugitive slaves--History--Florida--19th century.
Enslaved persons--Social conditions--Florida--19th century.
Enslaved persons--History--Florida--19th century.
Electronic Books.
E445 / .R434 2012
Rebels and runaways : slave resistance in nineteenth-century Florida / Larry Eugene Rivers. - Urbana : University of Illinois Press, (c)2012. - 1 online resource. - The new Black studies series .
Resistance by wiles
Includes bibliographies and index.
Day-to-day resistance -- Stepping up the degrees of resistance -- Away without leave -- A yearning for freedom -- Destinations of runaways -- Flight away from Florida -- In search of kinfolk and loved ones -- Catch the runaway -- Slave violence -- The second Seminole War -- The Civil War.
This study examines slave resistance and protest in antebellum Florida and its local and national impact from 1821 to 1865. The author discusses Florida's historical significance as a runaway slave haven dating back to the 17th century.
9786613896094 6613896098
2019718833
Slave rebellions--History--Florida--19th century.
Fugitive slaves--History--Florida--19th century.
Enslaved persons--Social conditions--Florida--19th century.
Enslaved persons--History--Florida--19th century.
Electronic Books.
E445 / .R434 2012