Book contents
- Advocates of Freedom
- Slaveries since Emancipation
- Advocates of Freedom
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Acknowledgments
- Dedication
- Introduction
- 1 “It Is Time for the Slaves to Speak”
- 2 “All the Bloody Paraphernalia of Slavery”
- 3 “[They Have] Not Ceased to Hold My Hand Since”
- 4 To “Frighten the Hyena Out of His Ferocity”
- 5 “I Would Much Rather Starve in England, a Free Woman, Than Be a Slave”
- 6 “Have No Fellowship I Pray You, with These Merciless Menstealers”
- 7 “My Name Is Not Tom”
- 8 “The Black People’s Side of the Story”
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index
Conclusion
“To Tell the Story of the Slave”: The Legacy of African American Transatlantic Resistance
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 07 September 2020
Book contents
- Advocates of Freedom
- Slaveries since Emancipation
- Advocates of Freedom
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Acknowledgments
- Dedication
- Introduction
- 1 “It Is Time for the Slaves to Speak”
- 2 “All the Bloody Paraphernalia of Slavery”
- 3 “[They Have] Not Ceased to Hold My Hand Since”
- 4 To “Frighten the Hyena Out of His Ferocity”
- 5 “I Would Much Rather Starve in England, a Free Woman, Than Be a Slave”
- 6 “Have No Fellowship I Pray You, with These Merciless Menstealers”
- 7 “My Name Is Not Tom”
- 8 “The Black People’s Side of the Story”
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index
Summary
Contemporary Black activists – including those active in the #BlackLivesMatter movement – continue to protest against white supremacy and slavery’s legacies. In the conclusion to this book, I trace how Black Americans who visited Britain as a result of the Ferguson Solidarity Tour in 2015 contributed to this transatlantic tradition of protest and forged their own networks across the country to challenge racism and police brutality. Their methods of organization, protest, and awareness-raising were adapted from their historical precedents and to the contemporary world.
Keywords
- Type
- Chapter
- Information
- Advocates of FreedomAfrican American Transatlantic Abolitionism in the British Isles, pp. 318 - 330Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2020