{"product_id":"running-from-bondage-enslaved-women-and-their-remarkable-fight-for-freedom-in-revolutionary-america-paperback-9781108926720","title":"Running from Bondage; Enslaved Women and Their Remarkable Fight for Freedom in Revolutionary America (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108926720","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eRunning from Bondage\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eEnslaved Women and Their Remarkable Fight for Freedom in Revolutionary America\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA compelling examination of the ways enslaved women fought for their freedom during and after the Revolutionary War.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eKaren Cook Bell (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108926720, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 26 January 2023\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e0 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.8 x 15.2 x 1.5 cm, 0.4 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'Bell has offered an invaluable service in bringing to the center those who have held a 'peripheral position' in the historical record.'  Ryan C. McIlhenny, Journal of the Early Republic\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eRunning from Bondage tells the compelling stories of enslaved women, who comprised one-third of all runaways, and the ways in which they fled or attempted to flee bondage during and after the Revolutionary War. Karen Cook Bell's enlightening and original contribution to the study of slave resistance in eighteenth-century America explores the individual and collective lives of these women and girls of diverse circumstances, while also providing details about what led them to escape. She demonstrates that there were in fact two wars being waged during the Revolutionary Era: a political revolution for independence from Great Britain and a social revolution for emancipation and equality in which Black women played an active role. Running from Bondage broadens and complicates how we study and teach this momentous event, one that emphasizes the chances taken by these 'Black founding mothers' and the important contributions they made to the cause of liberty.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIntroduction: Enslaved women's fugitivity\u003cbr\u003e 1. 'A negro wench named Lucia': Enslaved women during the eighteenth century\u003cbr\u003e 2. 'A mulatto woman named Margaret': Pre-Revolutionary fugitive women\u003cbr\u003e 3. 'A well-dressed woman named Jenny': Revolutionary Black women, 1776–1781\u003cbr\u003e 4. 'A negro woman called Bett': Overcoming obstacles to freedom in Post-Revolutionary America\u003cbr\u003e 5. Confronting the power structures: Marronage and Black women's fugitivity\u003cbr\u003e Conclusion.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Slavery \u0026amp; abolition of slavery [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Slavery \u0026amp; abolition of slavery\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Slavery%20\u0026amp;%20abolition%20of%20slavery%20%5BHBTS%5D%22\"\u003eHBTS\u003c\/a\u003e], Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900 [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Modern%20history%20to%2020th%20century:%20c%201700%20to%20c%201900%20%5BHBLL%5D%22\"\u003eHBLL\u003c\/a\u003e], History of the Americas [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on History of the Americas\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22History%20of%20the%20Americas%20%5BHBJK%5D%22\"\u003eHBJK\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46266445463832,"sku":"9781108926720","price":14.56,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108926720i_7f38902d-e5eb-498c-9235-fe36932fef7f.jpg?v=1694725819","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/running-from-bondage-enslaved-women-and-their-remarkable-fight-for-freedom-in-revolutionary-america-paperback-9781108926720","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}