ABSTRACT
During the American Revolution tens of thousands of colonists loyal to Britain left the colonies and resettled in Canada, Britain, and the Carribean. Among them were a substantial number of black loyalists. This groundbreaking study explores the lives, struggles, and politics of black loyalists who dispersed throughout the Atlantic region, including Canada, Britain, Sierra Leone, and Jamaica. The struggles of these populations, a diaspora within a diaspora, for political and economic independence under various British colonial regimes highlight the variety of challenges which faced black loyalists in the Afro-Atlantic World.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
chapter 1|35 pages
The Black Pioneers and Others
The Military Role of Black Loyalists in the American War for Independence
chapter 3|25 pages
Birchtown
The History and Material Culture of an Expatriate African American Community
chapter 6|23 pages
The Promised Land, Inc.
Company-Repatriate Relations during the Founding of Freetown, Sierra Leone
chapter 8|39 pages
Bridging Troubled Waters
Moses Baker, George Liele, and the African American Diaspora to Jamaica
