The Maroons of Prospect Bluff and Their Quest for Freedom in the Atlantic World
Publisher: University Press of Florida
Published: 2013
Language: eng
Number of pages: 320
ISBN-13: 9780813044545
Description: A study of the Prospect Bluff Maroon settlement on the Apalachicola River, examining how the former slaves were radicalized by anti-slavery advocate Edward Nicolls and arguably developed a self-consciously defined version of freedom to claim the full rights due to British subjects.