Writing Reparative Histories of Connection: The 1831 Tortola Slave Conspiracy in the Atlantic World

Cathy Bergin, Anita Rupprecht

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Abstract

The Tortola Conspiracy is an occluded and inspirational moment of antislavery resistance and an important addition to the annals of black resistance. We argue that the event also provides a rich terrain in which to unpack a variety of questions about the interconnections of racialized capitalism from above and from below.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationFugitive Movements
Subtitle of host publicationCommemorating the Denmark Vesey Affair and Black Radical Antislavery in the Atlantic World
EditorsJames Spady
Place of PublicationColumbia, South Carolina
Chapter3
Pages61-78
Number of pages17
ISBN (Electronic)9781643362663
Publication statusPublished - 28 Jan 2022

Keywords

  • Black radical tradition
  • British abolitionism
  • ritish Emancipation Act (1833) British Reform Bill (1831)
  • Slave resistance
  • Tortola conspiracy
  • Transnational resistance
  • Windrush Scandal
  • Denmark Vessey
  • Reparative History
  • Slave compensation

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