Slaves Who Abolished Slavery: Blacks in Rebellion

by Richard Hart

A study of the Maroon Wars and the many slave rebellions and revolts in Jamaica. Richard Hart seeks to avoid polemics and emphasizes that the Jamaican rebels forced the British government to reset the agenda for emancipation and the slaves gained their freedom sooner than anticipated.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9766401101
• ISBN13: 9789766401108
• Release Date: March 2002
• Publisher: University of the West Indies Press
• Length: 400 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.9" x 9.0"