Rebels in Arms

Rebels in Arms examines the crucial role of enslaved Black fighters in colonial conflicts across British North America from 1676 to 1865. It highlights how these individuals, sometimes motivated by the hope of freedom, engaged in military service to protect their interests or to challenge the brutal system of slavery itself. Through a comparative Atlantic analysis, the narrative unveils how armed conflict became a means for enslaved individuals, soldiers, Maroons, and plantation rebels to advance the cause of abolition and their own liberation.