Horne is a marxist historian who has written extensively on the relationship of reds and blacks in u. The counterrevolution of 1776 and the construction of. He recounts the growth of slavery in the caribbean and the slave revolts that were the natural consequences. It was just past ten in the morning on 22 june 1772 in a london courtroom. Gerald horne talks about his two books, the counterrevolution of 1776. Slave resistance and the origins of the united states of.
The counterrevolution of 1776 and millions of other books are available for. The counterrevolution of 1776 brings us to a radical new understanding of the traditional heroic creation myth of the united states. Horne also examines the ever harsher laws passed by timorous whites against slaves who disobeyed or revoltedmoves which, as the author shows, only intensified slave anger and resistance. Ray rafaels peoples history of the am revolution is indispensable and his the first american revolution about the massachusetts revolution of 1774 is an absolute joy. A compelling premise, the counterrevolution of 1776 turns out to be less focused than one would expect, with the bulk of the book being about 17th century or early 18th century events instead of the lead up to the revolution. The counterrevolution of 1776 and race to revolution. Most importantly, it is a history that accounts for the fact that so many advances of democracy in the united states have been at the expense of africans and their descendants, people brought in chains to the shores of the united states. But the africans then living in the colonies overwhelmingly sided with the british.
Slave resistance and the origins of the united states of america kindle edition by horne, gerald. And as i said, his most recent book is the counterrevolution of 1776. Read the fulltext online edition of the counterrevolution in pennsylvania, 17761790 1942. I believe that he proves his thesis that what we call the american revolution was actually a counterrevolution, a move to protect slavery dressed up in pretty words like freedom. The counterrevolution in pennsylvania, 17761790 by. The counterrevolution of 1776 by gerald horne kirkus. What emerges from gerald hornes new book, counterrevolution, is a picture of courage, heroism and betrayal. The counterrevolution of 1776 writers without money.
His final chapter is the counterrevolution of 1776. Download the counterrevolution of 1776 pdf genial ebooks. Slave resistance and the origins of the united states of america. The counterrevolution of 1776 slave resistance and the origins of the united states of america gerald horne 363 pages april, 2014 nyu press isbn. Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. While most histories of the founding of the united states tell an uplifting story, historian gerald hornes recent work, the counterrevolution of 1776. Slave resistance and the origins of the united states of america gerald horne. Slave resistance and the origins of the united states of america is a fascinating attempt to reframe history, but its more of an essay than a book, a proposal to write a phd thesis more than the finished dissertation you would defend in font of a doctoral committee. Gerald horne presents the counterrevolution of 1776. Pdf the counter revolution of 1776 download full pdf. Loaded with plenty of extraordinary evidence to support his extraordinary claims, professor horne attempts to correct this deficit in the counterrevolution of 1776. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. History february 27, 2019 the counterrevolution of 1776.
Gerald horne, your book, the counterrevolution of 1776, is a direct rebuttal of this, as you call, creation myth. Slave resistance and the origins of the united states of america gerald horne 363 pages. The counterrevolution of 1776 by gerald horne overdrive. Gerald horne is moores professor of history and african american studies at the university of houston, and has published three dozen books including, the. Slave resistance and the origins of the united states of america and another new book, just out, race to. Former ucsb professor gerald horne, the awardwinning author of more than thirty books, discusses his book the counterrevolution of. In this trailblazing book, gerald horne shows that in the prelude to 1776, the. The socalled revolutionary war, horne writes, was in part a counterrevolution, a conservative movement that the founding fathers fought in order to preserve their right to enslave others. This is a sly book, beginning with its title, 1776. The counterrevolution of 1776 shows the centrality of slavery in colonial american life, north as well as south. Slave resistance and the origins of the usa and race war. In this trailblazing book, gerald horne shows that in the prelude to 1776, the abolition of slavery seemed all but inevitable in london, delighting. It was published by nyu press and has a total of 363 pages in the book.
Last year, i read his book, the counterrevolution of 1776. Hes a professor of history and african american studies at the university of houston. Slave resistance and the origins of the united states of america, and i thought it was one of the best books i read that year. But the africans then living in the colonies overwhelmingly. It helped me to make a lot of sense of why the american revolution always felt different to. The counterrevolution of 1776 audiobook by gerald horne. Gerald horne, professor of history and african american studies at the university of houston, was interviewed on democracy now. Slave resistance and the origins of the united states of america puts slavery and the struggles of the enslaved to become free men and women at the very axis of the american independence narrative. Evaluating his claim is important because it is the foundation for a subtext that runs through the book denigrating the declaration of independence, both the document and the action. Illuminates how the preservation of slavery was a motivating factor for the revolutionary war the. Illuminates how the preservation of slavery was a mo. The counterrevolution of 1776 ebook by gerald horne. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the counterrevolution of 1776.
The title of this book is the counterrevolution of 1776 and it was written by gerald horne. The book sheds entirely new light on the idea of freedom, which was won at the expense of the thousands of africans who yearned for liberty as much as any of the founding fathers did. Slave resistance and the origins of the united states of america and race to revolution. First, it documents thoroughly that the key players in the 1776 udi were almost without exception major slaveholders or slave traders. Supporting his thesis with a copious amount of historical documentation, he presents a thoroughly convincing case and turns the conventional view of the united states birth story completely on its head. Introduction to the counterrevolution of 1776 the introduction to gerald hornes the counterrevolution of 1776. To have a counterrevolution you must first have a revolution. They were not the rebellious flames of settlers chaffing under the yoke of a tyrannical monarchy. The counterrevolution of 1776 is a challenging contribution to the debate about the american revolution and a valuable addition to hornes previous book on. The counterrevolution of 1776 museum of the american. The counterrevolution of 1776 is a challenging contribution to the debate about the american revolution and a valuable addition to hornes previous book on african americanbritish alliances before the civil war.
History professor gerald horne discusses the counterrevolution of 1776. For the revolution read terry boutons taming democracy and woody holtons forced founders. The successful 1776 revolt against british rule in north america has been hailed almost universally as a great step forward for humanity. At least thats the surprising argument that historian gerald horne makes in the counterrevolution of 1776.
Gerald horne talks about his two recently published books. The counterrevolution of 1776, slave resistance and the. Slave resistance and the origins of the united states of america as well as race to revolution. The counterrevolution of 1776 successfully rebuts both arguments. Gerald hornes new book the counterrevolution of 1776. Try searching on jstor for other items related to this book. For it is the argument of this book that slavery permeated colonial. White supremacy and the japanese attack on the british empire. In this trailblazing book, gerald horne shows that in the prelude to 1776, the abolition of slavery seemed all but inevitable in london, delighting africans as much. Slave resistance and the origins of the united states of america, finds that the creation of the republic was neither positive nor inevitable, especially for africans.
That is to say that, on the one hand, there is little doubt. But the africans then residing in the colonies overwhelmingly sided with london. Gerald horne is moores professor of history and african american studies at the university of houston, and has published three dozen books including, the counterrevolution of 1776. Well, with all due respect to president obama, i think that he represents, in those remarks you just cited, the consensus view. The counterrevolution of 1776 download the counterrevolution of 1776 pdf genial ebooks download the ebook the counterrevolution of 1776 in pdf or epub format and read it directly on your mobile phone, computer or any device. As many as 20,000 slaves joined the redcoats in the revolution, and the author traces some of our lingering racism back to 1776.
In this trailblazing book, gerald horne complements his earlier celebratednegro comrades of the crown, by showing that in the prelude to 1776, the. Read the counterrevolution of 1776 slave resistance and the origins of the united states of america by gerald horne available from rakuten kobo. Nielsen book data summary illuminates how the preservation of slavery was a motivating factor for the revolutionary war the successful 1776 revolt against british rule in north america has been hailed almost universally as a great step forward for humanity. For instance, john hancock was bostons largest slaveholderperhaps the real reason for his ostentatiously large signature on the declaration.