Bibliograph

A documented history of Gullah Jack Pritchard and the Denmark Vesey slave insurrection of 1822, [compiled by] Lois A. Walker and Susan R. Silverman

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Label

A documented history of Gullah Jack Pritchard and the Denmark Vesey slave insurrection of 1822, [compiled by] Lois A. Walker and Susan R. Silverman

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (p. 458-467) and index

resource.biographical

individual biography

Illustrations

facsimiles

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

A documented history of Gullah Jack Pritchard and the Denmark Vesey slave insurrection of 1822

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

44426997

Responsibility statement

[compiled by] Lois A. Walker and Susan R. Silverman

Series statement

Studies in American history, v. 29

Summary

In this book which focuses on Gullah Jack Pritchard, "the spiritual center of the insurrection," Walker and Silverman present copies of documents which are rarely available in order "to present a portrait of Gullah Jack Pritchard that will allow a contemporary public to know more about this slave, conjurer, and revolutionary and the role he played in organizing a rebellion of substantial historical significance."--Introduction, p. vi-viii

Table Of Contents

From Africa to Charleston -- Life in Charleston in the early 1800s -- Gullah Jack Pritchard's life in Charleston -- Discontent leading up to the revolt -- Gullah Jack's role as a conjurer -- Gullah Jack's role in the insurrection -- Arrests and trials -- Charleston in the aftermath -- The Slave Insurrection of 1822 -- Effets of insurrection -- Portrayal of the insurrection

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