John Bardes
Biographic Data
| ID | 4446230 |
|---|---|
| NAME | John Bardes |
| GIVEN NAMES | John |
| FAMILY NAME | Bardes |
| SIGNATURE | BARDES J |
| AFFILIATIONS | Louisiana State University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-2286-2846 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 6 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Sunbelt Capitalism and the Making of the Carceral State
Fugitive sounds: A reappraisal of enslaved people’s music in antebellum New Orleans, 1814–1861
A New Way of Smuggling Free Negroes: Black Unauthorized Workers and the Police Power in Antebellum New Orleans
This article examines Black “unauthorized workers” in antebellum New Orleans, enslaved and free, who participated in the city’s underground labor market while evading state efforts to restrict their labor and movement. In the urban South, Black workers encountered large police forces, high arrest rates, and extensive regulations on their employment, housing, and travel. Urban commitment to slavery’s public regulation spurred the growth of a shado…
There Is No God in Heaven: Black Religion, Resistance, and the Police Power in Jim Crow New Orleans
In late October 1907, members of an African American religious order called the Council of God killed a White police officer outside their house of worship in New Orleans. This article recovers and analyzes the radical theology of the Council of God, situating it in the vibrant intellectual world of turn-of-the-century Black spirituality. The Council of God’s belief system was structured around resistance to white supremacy in general and resista…
Sara M Benson, The Prison of Democracy: Race, Leavenworth, and the Culture of Law
The Notorious Bras Coupé: A Slave Rebellion Replayed in Memory, History, and Anxiety
The Notorious Bras Coupé:A Slave Rebellion Replayed in Memory, History, and Anxiety John K. Bardes (bio) Bras Coupé is one of the most influential, yet most understudied, American folk characters. In around 1834, a one-armed enslaved man named Squire escaped into New Orleans's outlying swamps, captivating the city's attention by repeatedly eluding recapture. Rumor had it that he led a large band of fugitive slaves and had murdered countless white…
A New Way of Smuggling Free Negroes: Black Unauthorized Workers and the Police Power in Antebellum New Orleans
This article examines Black “unauthorized workers” in antebellum New Orleans, enslaved and free, who participated in the city’s underground labor market while evading state efforts to restrict their labor and movement. In the urban South, Black workers encountered large police forces, high arrest rates, and extensive regulations on their employment, housing, and travel. Urban commitment to slavery’s public regulation spurred the growth of a shado…
The Notorious Bras Coupé: A Slave Rebellion Replayed in Memory, History, and Anxiety
The Notorious Bras Coupé:A Slave Rebellion Replayed in Memory, History, and Anxiety John K. Bardes (bio) Bras Coupé is one of the most influential, yet most understudied, American folk characters. In around 1834, a one-armed enslaved man named Squire escaped into New Orleans's outlying swamps, captivating the city's attention by repeatedly eluding recapture. Rumor had it that he led a large band of fugitive slaves and had murdered countless white…
Sara M Benson, The Prison of Democracy: Race, Leavenworth, and the Culture of Law
The Notorious Bras Coupé: A Slave Rebellion Replayed in Memory, History, and Anxiety
The Notorious Bras Coupé:A Slave Rebellion Replayed in Memory, History, and Anxiety John K. Bardes (bio) Bras Coupé is one of the most influential, yet most understudied, American folk characters. In around 1834, a one-armed enslaved man named Squire escaped into New Orleans's outlying swamps, captivating the city's attention by repeatedly eluding recapture. Rumor had it that he led a large band of fugitive slaves and had murdered countless white…
There Is No God in Heaven: Black Religion, Resistance, and the Police Power in Jim Crow New Orleans
In late October 1907, members of an African American religious order called the Council of God killed a White police officer outside their house of worship in New Orleans. This article recovers and analyzes the radical theology of the Council of God, situating it in the vibrant intellectual world of turn-of-the-century Black spirituality. The Council of God’s belief system was structured around resistance to white supremacy in general and resista…
A New Way of Smuggling Free Negroes: Black Unauthorized Workers and the Police Power in Antebellum New Orleans
This article examines Black “unauthorized workers” in antebellum New Orleans, enslaved and free, who participated in the city’s underground labor market while evading state efforts to restrict their labor and movement. In the urban South, Black workers encountered large police forces, high arrest rates, and extensive regulations on their employment, housing, and travel. Urban commitment to slavery’s public regulation spurred the growth of a shado…
Sunbelt Capitalism and the Making of the Carceral State
Fugitive sounds: A reappraisal of enslaved people’s music in antebellum New Orleans, 1814–1861
Law (4 works) · Race, History, and American Society (4 works) · Criminology (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Politics (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · American Constitutional Law and Politics (2 works) · Latin American and Latino Studies (2 works) · American History and Culture (1 works)