In 'Blood On The River,' The Berbice Rebellion Foreshadows Later Insurgencies
Marjoleine Kars recounts a tale of oppression, bloodshed, and some triumph in her previously untold account of the 1763-64 slave rebellion in Dutch Berbice, modern day Guyana.
America suffers continued, devastating fallout from chattel slavery.
Our nation did not act alone; Europe's colonial powers also reaped mighty profits from the African slave trade.
Marjoleine Kars' Blood on the River: A Chronicle is the "untold" account of the 1763-64 slave rebellion in Dutch Berbice (modern Guyana), predating the better-known Haitian slave rebellion by nearly three decades. comes alive with period illustrations, as well as meticulous attention to primary sources. Kars recounts a tale of oppression, bloodshed, and some triumph; rebelling slaves held off their masters for nearly a year.
