Rebels, Reformers, And Revolutionaries: Collected Essays And Second Thoughts (crosscurrents In African American History)

This collection of essays examines the lives and thoughts of three interrelated Southern groups - enslaved rebels, conservative white reformers, and white revolutionaries -presenting a clear and cogent understanding of race, reform, and conservatism in early American history. Black Independence Struggles And The Tale Of Two Revolutions -- An Upright Man -- Gabriel's Conspiracy And The Election Of 1800 -- Fly Across The River : The Easter Slave Conspiracy Of 1802 -- Why They Did Not Preach Up This Thing : Denmark Vesey And Revolutionary Theology -- Charles Fenton Mercer And Public Education In Virginia -- Its Origin Is Not A Little Curious : A New Look At The American Colonization Society -- An Update On Jacksonian Historiography : The Biographies -- Markets Without A Market Revolution : Southern Planters And Capitalism -- Averting A Crisis : The Proslavery Critique Of The American Colonization Society -- The Tricolor In Black And White : The French Revolution In Jefferson's Virginia -- A Matter Of Blood : Thomas Jefferson And The Hemings Family. Douglas R. Egerton. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 191-245) And Index.