About the book
Out of the Great Dismal Swamp, a huge morass of swampland along the Eastern Seaboard straddling Virginia and North Carolina, there emerged a distinct culture of enslaved insurgency and fugitive subversion. Maroons who fled enslavement and resettled in wilderness spaces utilized the deep interior swamps to establish permanent, multigenerational autonomous communities. Historian Kathryn Benjamin Golden reveals for the first time the role of Black women in these maroon communities and locates them in the forests, swamps, and records where they previously evaded detection and attention.
This Insurgent Ground centers the Black women who aided, supported, led, and nurtured maroon movements in the Great Dismal Swamp as they collaborated with enslaved people in rebellion. Throughout the region, Black women resisted the injustices of reproductive violence, sexual assault, and desecrated motherhoods. Acting as agents of counterintelligence, participants in defensive violence and militant strategy, and mothers and providers of alternative autonomous communities, these women dared to redirect and repossess their energies and their bodies in absolute defiance of the very economic workings of slavery and in refusal of borders, bondage, confinement, and capture.
Editions of This Insurgent Ground
- Hardcover
- ISBN 9781469697963
- Paperback
- ISBN 9781469697970
- EBook
- ISBN 9781469691565
- PDF
- ISBN 9781469697987
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Out of the Great Dismal Swamp, a huge morass of swampland along the Eastern Seaboard straddling Virginia and North Carolina, there emerged a distinct culture of enslaved insurgency and fugitive subversion. Maroons who fled enslavement and resettled in wilderness spaces utilized the deep interior swamps to establish permanent, multigenerational autonomous communities. Historian Kathryn Benjamin Golden reveals for the first time the role of Black women in these maroon communities and locates them in the forests, swamps, and records where they previously evaded detection and attention.
This Insurgent Ground centers the Black women who aided, supported, led, and nurtured maroon movements in the Great Dismal Swamp as they collaborated with enslaved people in rebellion. Throughout the region, Black women resisted the injustices of reproductive violence, sexual assault, and desecrated motherhoods. Acting as agents of counterintelligence, participants in defensive violence and militant strategy, and mothers and providers of alternative autonomous communities, these women dared to redirect and repossess their energies and their bodies in absolute defiance of the very economic workings of slavery and in refusal of borders, bondage, confinement, and capture.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is This Insurgent Ground about?
Out of the Great Dismal Swamp, a huge morass of swampland along the Eastern Seaboard straddling Virginia and North Carolina, there emerged a distinct culture of enslaved insurgency and fugitive subversion. Maroons who fled enslavement and resettled in wilderness spaces utilized the deep interior swamps to establish permanent, multigenerational autonomous communities. Historian Kathryn Benjamin Golden reveals for the first time the role of Black women in these maroon communities and locates them in the forests, swamps, and records where they previously evaded detection and attention.
This Insurgent Ground centers the Black women who aided, supported, led, and nurtured maroon movements in the Great Dismal Swamp as they collaborated with enslaved people in rebellion. Throughout the region, Black women resisted the injustices of reproductive violence, sexual assault, and desecrated motherhoods. Acting as agents of counterintelligence, participants in defensive violence and militant strategy, and mothers and providers of alternative autonomous communities, these women dared to redirect and repossess their energies and their bodies in absolute defiance of the very economic workings of slavery and in refusal of borders, bondage, confinement, and capture.
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in This Insurgent Ground?
Society and Social Sciences > Society and culture: general > Social groups, communities and identities > Gender studies, gender groups > Gender studies: women and girls
Where can I read a sample of This Insurgent Ground?
You can read an official preview of the few pages here https://www.book2look.com/book/9781469697963
How long is This Insurgent Ground and how many pages does it have?
This Insurgent Ground has 272 page(s)
Is This Insurgent Ground part of a series, and can it be read as a standalone?
Yes it is a part of series Black Women's History
Who is/are the Author/s of the book This Insurgent Ground?
Kathryn Benjamin Golden
What are the ISBN numbers for the physical and digital editions?
This Insurgent Ground is available as hardcover(ISBN 9781469697963) and paperback(ISBN 9781469697970) and ebook(ISBN 9781469691565) and pdf(ISBN 9781469697987)
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