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A slave insurrection / by Brown, Bertrand,1888-1964.(CARDINAL)541994;
In the manner of Nat Turner and John Brown, Andrew Jackson, a slave, developed the council as a means of bringing some sense of order to the chaotic times surrounding the Civil War. This is the story of how a small group of Negro slaves sought to even the odds and level the playing field.
Subjects: Fiction.; Enslaved persons;
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Burn! [videorecording] / by Brando, Marlon.(CARDINAL)130944; Márquez, Evaristo.; Salvatori, Renato.; MGM Home Entertainment Inc.(CARDINAL)533205;
Music, Ennio Morricone.Marlon Brando, Evaristo Marquez, Renato Salvatori.Sir William Walker is sent to secure a plantation at a Portuguese colony. While there be befriends Jose and Teddy, and plants the seeds of revolution in their heads. Years later he must go back and stop the revolution that he helped begin.MPAA rating: R; some violence and nudity.DVD, region 1, widescreen (1.66:1) presentation; Dolby Digital.
Subjects: Feature films.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Slave insurrections; Revolutions;
© [2005], Metro Goldwyn Mayer Home Entertainment,
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The Nat Turner slave insurrection / by Johnson, F. Roy(Frank Roy),1911-1988.(CARDINAL)144975; Turner, Nat,1800?-1831.(CARDINAL)124522;
Bibliographical references included in "Notes" (pages 187-210).
Subjects: Turner, Nat, 1800?-1831.; Nat Turner's Rebellion, Virginia, 1831.; Slave rebellions;
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The trial record of Denmark Vesey. / by Vesey, Denmark,approximately 1767-1822.(CARDINAL)124019; Kennedy, Lionel H.; Parker, Thomas,1793-1844.(CARDINAL)312855;
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The Amistad mutiny / by Somervill, Barbara A.,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.The sale of human beings -- The dark journey -- Mutiny of the Amistad -- Decisions and disagreements -- The trial -- A legacy of freedom -- Think about it -- Time line.In 1839, African slaves who rebelled against their Spanish owners on the Amistad schooner were charged with murder in the United States. This book details the famous U.S. Supreme Court case that ultimately ruled in favor of the black captives.
Subjects: Biographies.; Amistad (Schooner); Amistad (Schooner); Slave trade; Slave insurrections; Antislavery movements; Slave insurrections.; Slave trade.; Antislavery movements.;
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Denmark Vesey; the slave conspiracy of 1822 / by Starobin, Robert S.(CARDINAL)126240;
Includes bibliographical references.
Subjects: Vesey, Denmark, approximately 1767-1822.;
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Spartacus [videorecording] : the complete series, by DeKnight, Steven S.Creator(CARDINAL)591936; Hannah, John,1962-Actor(CARDINAL)848054; Mensah, PeterActor; Whitfield, Andy,1972-2011Actor;
Andy Whitfield, John Hannah, Peter Mensah, Liam McIntyre, Lucy Lawless, Manu Bennett, Katrina Law, Daniel Feuerriegel, Viva Bianca.Sold into slavery as a young boy and sentenced to spend out the rest of his adult life laboring in the harsh deserts of Egypt, Spartacus gets a new lease on life when he is purchased by the owner of a Roman gladiator school. Moved by the defiance of an Ethopian warrior, Draba, Spartacus leads a slave uprising which threatens Rome's status quo. As Spartacus gains sympathy within the Roman Senate, he also makes a powerful enemy in form of Marcus Lucinius Crassus, who makes it a matter of personal honor to crush the rebellion.TV rating: Not rated.
Subjects: Action and adventure television programs; Biographical television programs; Drama; Fiction television programs; Films for the hearing impaired.; Historical television programs; Television programs; Television series; Spartacus, -71 B.C.; Eslavos; Gladiators; Historical; Slave insurrections;
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Spartacus [videorecording] : the complete series, by DeKnight, Steven S.Creator(CARDINAL)591936; Hannah, John,1962-Actor(CARDINAL)848054; Mensah, PeterActor; Whitfield, Andy,1972-2011Actor;
Andy Whitfield, John Hannah, Peter Mensah, Liam McIntyre, Lucy Lawless, Manu Bennett, Katrina Law, Daniel Feuerriegel, Viva Bianca.Sold into slavery as a young boy and sentenced to spend out the rest of his adult life laboring in the harsh deserts of Egypt, Spartacus gets a new lease on life when he is purchased by the owner of a Roman gladiator school. Moved by the defiance of an Ethopian warrior, Draba, Spartacus leads a slave uprising which threatens Rome's status quo. As Spartacus gains sympathy within the Roman Senate, he also makes a powerful enemy in form of Marcus Lucinius Crassus, who makes it a matter of personal honor to crush the rebellion.TV rating: Not rated.
Subjects: Action and adventure television programs.; Biographical television programs.; Drama.; Fiction television programs.; Films for the hearing impaired.; Historical television programs.; Television programs.; Television series.; Spartacus, -71 B.C.; Eslavos; Gladiators; Historical; Slave insurrections;
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Insurrection in South Carolina: the turbulent world of Denmark Vesey. by Lofton, John.(CARDINAL)149886;
Bibliography: pages 274-286.
Subjects: Vesey, Denmark, approximately 1767-1822.; Slavery;
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In the Senate of the United States. February 2, 1858. -- Ordered to be printed. Mr. Mason made the following report. (To accompany Bill S. 114.) The Committee on Foreign Relations, to whom was referred so much of the message of the President of the United States as relates to the claim made by the government of Spain of certain Spanish subjects in the case of the schooner Amistad, and recommending that provision be made by law for its payment, have had the same under consideration and report ... by United States.Congress.Senate.Committee on Foreign Relations.(CARDINAL)135664; Foot, Solomon,1802-1866.; Mason, J. M.(James Murray),1798-1871.(CARDINAL)188665; Seward, William H.(William Henry),1801-1872.(CARDINAL)121340;
Subjects: Legislative materials.; Amistad (Schooner).; Slave insurrections; Government liability (International law).; Claims.; International law.; Mutiny.; Property.; Salvage.; Seizure of vessels and cargoes.; Slave trade.; Enslaved persons.; Treaties.;
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