Beyond the steppe frontier: a history of the Sino-Russian border

Abstract

Brown illustrates, a real and mythic “cultural essence” demonized, martyred, and co-opted by the pro-slavery lobbying of Edward Long and the anti-slavery advocacy of J. Philmore. Brown situates Tacky’s Revolt as a transitional phase of enslaved political activity, symbolic for future rebellions and memorialized in general fears of Black slave revolt. More broadly, Tacky’s Revolt reminded elites of the specter of servile war amidst the absolutely coercive necessities of enslaved labor. Tacky’s Revolt remains underappreciated, a lesson of history expertly revealed by Brown, and a resource for both the contemporary researcher and the casual reader alike.