Maroons of Prospect Bluff and Their Quest for Freedom in the Atlantic World
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anti-slavery ideology
Atlantic World
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black army
black consciousness
British imperialism
British subjects
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colonialism
Contested Boundaries
early republic
Edward Nicolls
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ethnic studies
Florida history
Florida panhandle
freedom
Gene Allen Smith
history
imperial rule
maroons
Nathaniel Millett
Negro Fort
polity
Prospect Bluff
radicalism
rights
Seminoles
slavery
territorial sovereignty
The Maroons of Prospect Bluff and Their Quest for Freedom in the Atlantic World
War of 1812
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- ISBN 9780813060866
- Weight: 500g
- Dimensions: 155 x 233mm
- Publication Date: 17 Feb 2015
- Publisher: University Press of Florida
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Paperback
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During the War of 1812, Edward Nicolls of the Royal Marines armed ex-slaves, Red Sticks, and Seminoles to fight alongside the British from a fort erected at Prospect Bluff in the Florida panhandle. This so-called Negro Fort became the largest maroon community ever to emerge in North America. Fervently opposed to slavery, Nicolls galvanized the Prospect Bluff allies with his radical anti-slavery ideology and the promise of freedom, asserting their rights and privileges equal to those of any British subject.
At war’s end, Nicolls remained at Prospect Bluff, petitioning American officials to respect the territorial sovereignty of his Indian allies. When diplomacy failed, Nicolls left the fort to his black army of radicalized British subjects and encouraged it to defend the territory against all threats. What developed was a well-organized community that regarded itself as an independent British polity.
Nathaniel Millett examines how the Prospect Bluff maroons constructed their freedom, shedding light on the extent and limits of their physical and intellectual fight to claim their rights. He compares their settlement extensively with maroon communities across the Americas, emphasizing the rare opportunity offered by Prospect Bluff to examine black consciousness during the era of slavery.
At war’s end, Nicolls remained at Prospect Bluff, petitioning American officials to respect the territorial sovereignty of his Indian allies. When diplomacy failed, Nicolls left the fort to his black army of radicalized British subjects and encouraged it to defend the territory against all threats. What developed was a well-organized community that regarded itself as an independent British polity.
Nathaniel Millett examines how the Prospect Bluff maroons constructed their freedom, shedding light on the extent and limits of their physical and intellectual fight to claim their rights. He compares their settlement extensively with maroon communities across the Americas, emphasizing the rare opportunity offered by Prospect Bluff to examine black consciousness during the era of slavery.
Nathaniel Millett is associate professor of history at Saint Louis University, USA.
