Slave rebellion, war, and fear in the early modern Atlantic world

Abstract

ABSTRACT Few topics have drawn more attention nor elicited as much debate within the fields of Atlantic History, Slavery Studies, and African Diaspora Studies than slave resistance and rebellion. Since at least the 1940s, scholars have argued about what constitutes resistance, what motivated slave rebels, agency, and how best to approach the documentary record among many other topics. More so than in most subfields, scholarship on slave resistance often resonates with contemporary political and cultural movements for racial equity. This review essay considers three new works on slave resistance.