American Slave Revolts and Conspiracies: A Reference Guide

by Kerry Walters

Provides a comprehensive overview of 10 major slave revolts and examines how those uprisings and conspiracies impacted slaveholding colonies and states from 1663 to 1861.

Hundreds of slave revolts and conspiracies occurred during the two centuries that North America engaged in slavery. None were successful, but certain campaigns were significant enough to inspire other revolts, fuel a chronic fear of uprising in slaveholders and politicians,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 161069659X
• ISBN13: 9781610696593
• Release Date: September 2015
• Publisher: ABC-CLIO
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.4" x 9.4"
• Age Range: 7 to 17 years