Resisting Slavery in the Americas

3 units · Undergraduate

This class examines the history of slave uprisings in the Americas to explore how slavery was experienced, imagined, & contested by the enslaved. We use primary & secondary written sources to delve deeper into the ideologies, tactics, & meanings of slave resistance. We explore how race, gender, ethnicity & class as well as their intersectionality shaped the contours of slavery in the America.