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Daring to Be Free : Rebellion and Resistance of the Enslaved in the Atlantic World.
The ending of the slave trade and the abolition of slavery by European powers during the 19th century is generally told as the work of enlightened liberals. In 'Daring to Be Free', Sudhir Hazareesingh shows the extraordinary degree to which the enslaved resisted their oppressors and emancipated themselves. He portrays the struggle for liberation from the perspective of the enslaved and, wherever possible, in their own words.
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- ISBN: 9780374611071
- Physical Description: 432 pages ; 22 cm
- Publisher: Canada : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2025.
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| General Note: | ST |
| Immediate Source of Acquisition Note: | Library Bound Incorporated |
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| Subject: | HISTORY / Modern / General HISTORY / World SOCIAL SCIENCE / Slavery |
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Summary:
The ending of the slave trade and the abolition of slavery by European powers during the 19th century is generally told as the work of enlightened liberals. In 'Daring to Be Free', Sudhir Hazareesingh shows the extraordinary degree to which the enslaved resisted their oppressors and emancipated themselves. He portrays the struggle for liberation from the perspective of the enslaved and, wherever possible, in their own words.
