In 1812 a series of revolts known collectively as the Aponte Rebellion erupted across the island of Cuba; comprising one of the largest and most important slave insurrections in Caribbean history. Matt Childs provides the first in-depth analysis of the rebellion; situating it in local; colonial; imperial; and Atlantic World contexts.Childs explains how slaves and free people of color responded to the nineteenth-century "sugar boom" in the Spanish colony by planning a rebellion against racial slavery and plantation agriculture. Striking alliances among free people of color and slaves; blacks and mulattoes; Africans and Creoles; and rural and urban populations; rebels were prompted to act by a widespread belief in rumors promising that emancipation was near. Taking further inspiration from the 1791 Haitian Revolution; rebels sought to destroy slavery in Cuba and perhaps even end Spanish rule. By comparing his findings to studies of slave insurrections in Brazil; Haiti; the British Caribbean; and the United States; Childs places the rebellion within the wider story of Atlantic World revolution and political change. The book also features a biographical table; constructed by Childs; of the more than 350 people investigated for their involvement in the rebellion; 34 of whom were executed.
#1096300 in Books The University of North Carolina Press 2003-02-24Ingredients: Example IngredientsOriginal language:EnglishPDF # 1 .77 x 5.76 x 9.36l; 1.00 #File Name: 0807854670336 pages
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. I am still amazed that these stories of the Civil War are not ...By Eleonora TurnageI couldn't put the book down. It was a page turner for sure. There was so much information given; that I think I will have to read it again; just to make sure I understood it completely. I am still amazed that these stories of the Civil War are not included in our history books for our students in high school and/or college. Thank you; Vicki; for writing such a interesting and truthful history of the Civil War; before; during and after; which took place in Mississippi and the South. I feel that my husbands family; living in Leake County; Mississippi at the time; were part of this movement because his great great grandfather also deserted the Confederate army; moving through Madison County and eventually into the piney woods of Louisiana. There was a marriage with a Choctaw girl on my husband's mother's side. I am doing Genealogy and am digging deeper into his family's history. This book is bringing many things clearer to me about my husband's family.1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. A Scholarly work; educationalBy Bill MatthewsIt has been a while since I bought an physical book. I found that the background material was highly interesting since it explained why many people were migrating across the United States prior to the civil war. In addition; a couple of people in one branch of my family were involved; So; I fely=t compelled to buy a "hard copy". I was not disappointed.Ms Bynum also presents an uncommon view of what happened in some areas both during and after the conflict. I gained an appreciation for the trials and tribulations of the period of reconstruction in the South. Something I never really understood in High School or college.2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Three StarsBy Andy of MinnesotaReads like a PhD thesis; not for a general audience.
