Breaking the Chains, Forging the Nation - 9780807170625

Breaking the Chains, Forging the NationThe Afro-Cuban Fight for Freedom and Equality, 1812-1912\nAuthor(s): Gwendolyn Midlo Hall, Aisha Finch, Fannie Rushing, Manuel Barcia, Matt Childs, Willaim F. Santiago-Valles, Michele Reid-Vazquez, Tomas Fernandez Robaina, Matthew Pettway, Melina Pappademos\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Louisiana State University Press, United States\nImprint: Louisiana State University Press\nISBN-13: 9780807170625, 978-0807170625\nSynopsis\nBreaking the Chains, Forging the Nation offers a new perspective on black political life in Cuba by analyzing the time between two hallmark Cuban events, the Aponte Rebellion of 1812 and the Race War of 1912. In so doing, this anthology provides fresh insight into the ways in which Cubans practiced and understood black freedom and resistance, from the aftermath of the Haitian Revolution to the early years of the Cuban republic. Bringing together an impressive range of scholars from the field of Cuban studies, the volume exa.