Rebellion or riot?: black Loyalist food laws in Sierra Leone
Rebellion or riot?: black Loyalist food laws in Sierra Leone
In 1800 black Loyalists in Sierra Leone participated in an event that historians have called a rebellion. Reinterpreting the 1800 rebellion as a food riot reveals more extensive black Loyalist political activity in the 1790s, greater cooperation between black Loyalists and white councilmen, and increased animosity between black Loyalists and Africans. Black Loyalists created food legislation with the approval of the Sierra Leone Council, but those laws fostered disagreements with Africans. When the Sierra Leone Council revoked the black Loyalists’ law-making abilities, colonists rioted to reclaim the political and legal rights that they developed through their food legislation.
black loyalists, food history, atlantic world, sierra leone, riot, american revolution
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Herrmann, Rachel B.
35826b61-2831-438a-8896-f077ec48d56f
March 2016
Herrmann, Rachel B.
35826b61-2831-438a-8896-f077ec48d56f
Abstract
In 1800 black Loyalists in Sierra Leone participated in an event that historians have called a rebellion. Reinterpreting the 1800 rebellion as a food riot reveals more extensive black Loyalist political activity in the 1790s, greater cooperation between black Loyalists and white councilmen, and increased animosity between black Loyalists and Africans. Black Loyalists created food legislation with the approval of the Sierra Leone Council, but those laws fostered disagreements with Africans. When the Sierra Leone Council revoked the black Loyalists’ law-making abilities, colonists rioted to reclaim the political and legal rights that they developed through their food legislation.
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Herrmann Rebellion or riot black Loyalist food laws in Sierra Leone
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Accepted/In Press date: October 2015
e-pub ahead of print date: 10 March 2016
Published date: March 2016
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black loyalists, food history, atlantic world, sierra leone, riot, american revolution
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URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/386234
ISSN: 0144-039X
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