1. SLAVE UPRISINGS AND RUNAWAYS: FIGHTING FOR FREEDOM AND THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD BY ANN E. ESKRIDGE
A chronicle of the work of the abolitionists, the slave uprising that put pressure on the government, and the work of the underground railroad.
2. THE BLACK JACOBINS: TOUSSAINT L’OUVERTURE AND THE SAN DOMINGO BY C.L.R. JAMES
An in-depth account of the Haitian revolution and how Haiti became the first independent country in the Caribbean following European rule.
3. THE INTERESTING NARRATIVE OF THE LIFE OF OLAUDAH EQUIANO: WRITTEN BY HIMSELF BY OLAUDAH EQUIANO
The autobiographical account of Equiano’s time in enslavement and his journey to becoming an independent free man.
4. NAT TURNER: REVOLUTION BY KYLE BAKER
A two-volume graphic novel depicting the most famous slave uprising in America by acclaimed author and illustrator Kyle Baker. Trigger warning: it is very violent.
5. NIGHT OF THE SILENT DRUMS: A NARRATIVE OF SLAVE REBELLION ON THE VIRGIN ISLANDS BY LONZO ANDERSON
A fictional telling of the slave uprising on the Caribbean island of Saint John under Danish rule. Based on true events.
6. THE LONG SONG BY ANDREA LEVY
Levy’s Man Booker short listed book of family and resistance set against the backdrop of the Baptist War and the violent end of slavery.
7. FACTS AND DOCUMENTS CONNECTED WITH THE LATE INSURRECTION IN JAMAICA: WITH A NARRATIVE OF EVENTS SINCE THE FIRST OF AUGUST, 1834 BY JAMES WILLIAMS
The historical textbook account of the Christmas Rebellion of 1831 in Jamaica.
8. ENCYCLOPEDIA OF SLAVE RESISTANCE AND REBELLION [TWO VOLUMES] EDITED BY JUNIUS P. RODRIGUEZ
A detailed account of all the known instances of slave resistance and rebellion throughout the slave trade.
NATIVES: RACE AND CLASS IN THE RUINS OF EMPIRE BY AKALA
Although not necessarily an account of slave uprisings, Akala’s comprehensive look at the legacy of the British Empire provides a detailed look at the legacy of slavery and the fight of African peoples against it from its beginning.
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