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Blood on the River: A Chronicle of Mutiny and Freedom on the Wild Coast
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88/100Author:
Marjoleine Kars
Publisher:
The New Press
Date:
August 11, 2020
The story of a massive eighteenth-century slave rebellion in the Dutch colony of Berbice (now Guyana) which had been all but forgotten. Historian Marjoleine Kars recovers the tale from the archives, including rare first-person accounts from African-born slaves.
What The Reviewers Say
Kars is transparent about the problematic nature of the testimonies, in which captured rebels were asked by a trio of hostile plantation owners about what transpired during the rebellion.
... comes alive with period illustrations, as well as meticulous attention to primary sources. Kars recounts a tale of oppression, bloodshed, and some triumph; rebelling slaves held off their masters for nearly a year.
... deeply researched.
A must-read for anyone interested in slave revolts and the history of Atlantic slavery..
