Course Catalog - 2013-2014

     

HIST 411 - SLAVE REBELLIONS IN AMERICA

Long Title: SLAVE REBELLIONS IN THE AMERICAS
Department: History
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Seminar
Credit Hours: 3
Description: This class examines collective violent resistance to slavery, especially during the 18th and 19th centuries. It focuses on rebellion in North America, the Caribbean and Brazil. It explores their causes, the different courses that they took, and asks what we can learn about Atlantic slavery by studying collective resistance.