Junius P Rodríguez
Biographic Data
| ID | 3613011 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Junius P Rodríguez |
| GIVEN NAMES | Junius P |
| FAMILY NAME | Rodríguez |
| SIGNATURE | RODRÍGUEZ J P |
| AFFILIATIONS | Eureka College |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 13 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 28 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 11 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 2 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1993 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Masters of Violence
Occupying the liminal space between those who owned slaves and the chattel property in persons that the owners possessed, overseers performed a critical role in maintaining the economic wherewithal of a slave-based plantation economy. Since overseers were generally mistrusted, if not despised, by those who hired them as well as those whom they ostensibly managed, their social capital was severely limited, and they often relied upon brutal means t…
Encyclopedia of Emancipation and Abolition in the Transatlantic World
The struggle to abolish slavery is one of the grandest quests - and central themes - of modern history. These movements for freedom have taken many forms, from individual escapes, violent rebellions, and official proclamations to mass organizations, decisive social actions, and major wars. Every emancipation movement - whether in Europe, Africa, or the Americas - has profoundly transformed the country and society in which it existed. This unique …
Whispers of Rebellion
Reviewed by: Whispers of Rebellion: Narrating Gabriel’s Conspiracy by Michael L. Nicholls Junius P. Rodriguez Michael L. Nicholls. Whispers of Rebellion: Narrating Gabriel’s Conspiracy. Charlottesville: U of Virginia P, 2012. 248 pp. $42.50. Accounts of the Gabriel Prosser slave conspiracy that occurred near Richmond, Virginia in 1800 have generated historical scholarship that includes wide-ranging perspectives of what actually transpired in the …
Slavery in the modern world
Slavery in the United States
A comprehensive, contextual presentation of all aspects—social, political, and economic—of slavery in the United States, from the first colonization through Reconstruction. For 250 years, slavery was part of the fabric of American life. The institution had an enormous economic impact and was central to the wealth of the agrarian South. It had as great an impact on American culture, cementing racism and other attitudes that echo into the present. …
Encyclopedia of Slave Resistance and Rebellion
Slaves fought against their subhuman treatment in myriad ways, from passive resistance to armed insurrection. They defined their sense of self and shared humanity through an unquenchable desire to seek freedom from their oppressors. The variety of methods used by slaves to resist the institution that sought to subjugate them indicates the immense fiction that they were lesser creatures animated only by brutish instinct. The many acts of slave res…
Chronology of World Slavery
Chronology of World Slaverycombines multiple chronologies, sidebars on specialized topics, primary source documents, and gripping illustrations into a compelling portrayal of slavery from the dawn of civilization to the present. Organized by geographic region and time period, this work enables readers to gain a quick understanding of how long slavery has been part of human life and where it has occurred. Chronology of World Slaveryis the ideal co…
An Original Man
Elijah Muhammad (1897-1975), born Elijah Poole, dreamed of living a better life than his slave ancestors. However, by the time he arrived in Detroit in 1923, the bitter hatred and lynchings of the South had become a part of his consciousness, and the urban poverty and rank discrimination he encountered in the North further ignited his ire and indignation. In An Original Man, historian Claude Clegg reveals the motivations of this charismatic preac…
The Historical Encyclopedia of World Slavery. Vol. I
The Historical Encyclopedia of World Slavery
The first work of its kind to document slavery on a global scale,The Historical Encyclopedia of World Slaveryis a two volume set that provides an in depth portrayal of human bondage and the slave trade from ancient times to the present. The Historical Encyclopedia of World Slaverypresents 700 topics of world slavery in 500- to 1,500-word entries that are extensively cross-referenced with bibliographical citations for further research. The encyclo…
Yeoman Versus Cavalier
A Rememberance of Eden
Black Itinerants of the Gospel
The Historical Encyclopedia of World Slavery
The first work of its kind to document slavery on a global scale,The Historical Encyclopedia of World Slaveryis a two volume set that provides an in depth portrayal of human bondage and the slave trade from ancient times to the present. The Historical Encyclopedia of World Slaverypresents 700 topics of world slavery in 500- to 1,500-word entries that are extensively cross-referenced with bibliographical citations for further research. The encyclo…
Black Itinerants of the Gospel
Black Itinerants of the Gospel
Yeoman Versus Cavalier
A Rememberance of Eden
The Historical Encyclopedia of World Slavery
The first work of its kind to document slavery on a global scale,The Historical Encyclopedia of World Slaveryis a two volume set that provides an in depth portrayal of human bondage and the slave trade from ancient times to the present. The Historical Encyclopedia of World Slaverypresents 700 topics of world slavery in 500- to 1,500-word entries that are extensively cross-referenced with bibliographical citations for further research. The encyclo…
Chronology of World Slavery
Chronology of World Slaverycombines multiple chronologies, sidebars on specialized topics, primary source documents, and gripping illustrations into a compelling portrayal of slavery from the dawn of civilization to the present. Organized by geographic region and time period, this work enables readers to gain a quick understanding of how long slavery has been part of human life and where it has occurred. Chronology of World Slaveryis the ideal co…
An Original Man
Elijah Muhammad (1897-1975), born Elijah Poole, dreamed of living a better life than his slave ancestors. However, by the time he arrived in Detroit in 1923, the bitter hatred and lynchings of the South had become a part of his consciousness, and the urban poverty and rank discrimination he encountered in the North further ignited his ire and indignation. In An Original Man, historian Claude Clegg reveals the motivations of this charismatic preac…
The Historical Encyclopedia of World Slavery. Vol. I
Encyclopedia of Slave Resistance and Rebellion
Slaves fought against their subhuman treatment in myriad ways, from passive resistance to armed insurrection. They defined their sense of self and shared humanity through an unquenchable desire to seek freedom from their oppressors. The variety of methods used by slaves to resist the institution that sought to subjugate them indicates the immense fiction that they were lesser creatures animated only by brutish instinct. The many acts of slave res…
Slavery in the United States
A comprehensive, contextual presentation of all aspects—social, political, and economic—of slavery in the United States, from the first colonization through Reconstruction. For 250 years, slavery was part of the fabric of American life. The institution had an enormous economic impact and was central to the wealth of the agrarian South. It had as great an impact on American culture, cementing racism and other attitudes that echo into the present. …
Slavery in the modern world
Whispers of Rebellion
Reviewed by: Whispers of Rebellion: Narrating Gabriel’s Conspiracy by Michael L. Nicholls Junius P. Rodriguez Michael L. Nicholls. Whispers of Rebellion: Narrating Gabriel’s Conspiracy. Charlottesville: U of Virginia P, 2012. 248 pp. $42.50. Accounts of the Gabriel Prosser slave conspiracy that occurred near Richmond, Virginia in 1800 have generated historical scholarship that includes wide-ranging perspectives of what actually transpired in the …
Encyclopedia of Emancipation and Abolition in the Transatlantic World
The struggle to abolish slavery is one of the grandest quests - and central themes - of modern history. These movements for freedom have taken many forms, from individual escapes, violent rebellions, and official proclamations to mass organizations, decisive social actions, and major wars. Every emancipation movement - whether in Europe, Africa, or the Americas - has profoundly transformed the country and society in which it existed. This unique …
Masters of Violence
Occupying the liminal space between those who owned slaves and the chattel property in persons that the owners possessed, overseers performed a critical role in maintaining the economic wherewithal of a slave-based plantation economy. Since overseers were generally mistrusted, if not despised, by those who hired them as well as those whom they ostensibly managed, their social capital was severely limited, and they often relied upon brutal means t…
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