River Flows On Black Resistance, Culture, and Identity Formation in Early America

Name: River Flows On Black Resistance, Culture, and Identity Formation in Early America
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ISBN: 9780807133316

ISBN-10: 0807133310

ISBN-13: 9780807133316

Edition: N/A

Authors: Walter C. Rucker

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The River Flows On offers an impressively broad examination of slave resistance in America, spanning the colonial and antebellum eras in both the North and South and covering all forms of recalcitrance, from major revolts and rebellions to everyday acts of disobedience. Walter C. Rucker analyzes American slave resistance with a keen understanding of its African influences, tracing the emergence of an African American identity and culture. Rucker points to the shared cultural heritage that facilitated collective action among both African- and American-born slaves, such as the ubiquitous belief in conjure and spiritual forces, the importance of martial dance and the drum, and ideas about the…

Book details

List price: $22.95
Publisher: Louisiana State University Press
Publication date: 1/1/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 304
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.924
Language: English