The Creole Affair: The Slave Rebellion that Led the U.S. and Great Britain to the Brink of War
submitted by Marvin's Underground Evening Lectures
on 10/11/18
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Author Arthur Downey discusses the most successful slave rebellion in American history. Held against their will aboard the Creole–a slave ship on its way from Richmond to New Orleans in 1841–the rebels seized control of the ship and changed course to the Bahamas. Because the Bahamas were subject to British rule of law, the slaves were eventually set free, and their presence on foreign soil sparked one of America's most contentious diplomatic battles with the United Kingdom. A book signing follows the program.
