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Black Patriots and Loyalists
Alan Gilbert
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Description for Black Patriots and Loyalists
Paperback. We commonly think of the American Revolution as simply the war for independence from British colonial rule. This title asks us to rethink what we know about the Revolutionary War, to realize that while white Americans were fighting for their freedom, many black Americans were joining the British imperial forces to gain theirs. Num Pages: 392 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; HBWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 230 x 19. Weight in Grams: 538.
We commonly think of the American Revolution as simply the war for independence from British colonial rule. But, of course, that independence actually applied to only a portion of the American population - African Americans would still be bound in slavery for nearly another century. Alan Gilbert asks us to rethink what we know about the Revolutionary War, to realize that while white Americans were fighting for their freedom, many black Americans were joining the British imperial forces to gain theirs. Further, a movement led by sailors - both black and white - pushed strongly for emancipation on the American ... Read more
We commonly think of the American Revolution as simply the war for independence from British colonial rule. But, of course, that independence actually applied to only a portion of the American population - African Americans would still be bound in slavery for nearly another century. Alan Gilbert asks us to rethink what we know about the Revolutionary War, to realize that while white Americans were fighting for their freedom, many black Americans were joining the British imperial forces to gain theirs. Further, a movement led by sailors - both black and white - pushed strongly for emancipation on the American ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
Number of Pages
392
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780226101552
SKU
V9780226101552
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About Alan Gilbert
Alan Gilbert is a John Evans Professor in the Josef Korbel School of International Studies at the University of Denver. He is the author of Marx's Politics: Communists and Citizens, Democratic Individuality, and Must Global Politics Constrain Democracy? He lives with his wife, Paula, and their son, Sage, in the mountains of Morrison, Colorado.
Reviews for Black Patriots and Loyalists
"An elegant and passionate writer, Alan Gilbert pulls no punches, and not surprisingly a number of white founders attract his censure." (Historian) "Drawing on first-person accounts and other primary sources, Alan Gilbert tells an often inspiring but ultimately sad story, since American slavery endured and even expanded after the revolution. Still, the personal stories of those who fought on the ... Read more