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Crowns of Glory, Tears of Blood: The Demerara Slave Rebellion of 1823
Crowns of Glory Tears of Blood The Demerara Slave Rebellion of 1823 Author:Emilia Viotti Da Costa, Emilia Viotti Da Costa The night of August 17, 1823 saw the start of one of the most massive slave rebellions in the history of the Western Hemisphere, the uprising in the British colony of Demerara (now Guyana), in which nearly twelve thousand slaves took up arms against their masters. In Crowns of Glory, Emilia Viotti da Costa tells the fascinating story of this pi... more »votal moment in the history of slavery.« less