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Has history overlooked the enslaved who fought for freedom? | Sudhir Hazareesingh interview
Manage episode 507538102 series 2334264
The abolition of the slave trade and of slavery itself in the 19th Century is generally understood to have been instigated by European and American abolitionists.
However, has history overlooked how the enslaved themselves resisted their oppressors?
Author and politics tutor at Oxford University, Sudhir Hazareesingh, has explored these stories of resistance in his new book Daring to be Free.
Sudhir Hazareesingh discusses his findings with Tanjil Rashid.
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Manage episode 507538102 series 2334264
The abolition of the slave trade and of slavery itself in the 19th Century is generally understood to have been instigated by European and American abolitionists.
However, has history overlooked how the enslaved themselves resisted their oppressors?
Author and politics tutor at Oxford University, Sudhir Hazareesingh, has explored these stories of resistance in his new book Daring to be Free.
Sudhir Hazareesingh discusses his findings with Tanjil Rashid.
LISTEN AD-FREE:
đąDownload the New Statesman app
MORE FROM THE NEW STATESMAN:
â Ask a question â we answer them every Friday
â° Get our daily politics newsletter every morning
âď¸ Enjoy the best of our writing via email every Saturday
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Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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