Aug 11, 2020 from the cover of gerald horne s book, the counter revolution of 1776. We speak to gerald horne, an expert on the second amendment from the founding of the ku klux klan to the black panthers. The counterrevolution of 1776 reads like the gush of a firstdraft. While most histories of the founding of the united states tell an uplifting story, historian gerald hornes recent work, the counterrevolution of 1776. More clearly than anyone and other books have been written in the last couple of decades that mention or even focus on somerset, gerald horne puts somerset, slavery. Gerald hornes counterrevolution against 1776 world. The counterrevolution of 1776 museum of the american revolution. Radical historian challenges traditional marxist view of so. I have many amusing tales about my somerset quest, but here i must say it should be at an end, if only gerald horne s fine book, the counterrevolution of 1776, is widely read. The introduction to gerald horne s the counterrevolution of 1776.
Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the counterrevolution of 1776. Jul 12, 2016 he is author of two new books, the counter revolution of 1776. Books by gerald horne author of the counterrevolution of 1776. Slave resistance and the origins of the united states of america, finds that the creation of the republic was neither positive nor inevitable, especially for africans. The counterrevolution of 1776 brings us to a radical new understanding of the traditional heroic creation myth of the united states. African americans and the british empire fight the u. The counterrevolution of 1776 asks us to rethink the fundamental narrative of american history and to interrogate nationalist myths.
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David waldstreicher of the city university of new york and nicholas guyatt of cambridge. Instead, it was a settlercolonialist revolt, a reactionary event aimed at blocking the impending abolition of slavery. While most histories of the founding of the united states tell an uplifting story, historian gerald hornes recent work, the counterrevolution of. Mar 17, 2021 the counterrevolution of 1776 has been praised by vociferous defenders of the 1619 project, such as prof. Gerald horne has gone a long way toward undermining the supposed avant guard and progressive nature of the revolution of 1776. Nyu press should never have allowed the work published without copyediting the most embarassing and selfdefeating stylistic infelicities. Apr 18, 2014 the socalled revolutionary war, horne writes, was in part a counter revolution, a conservative movement that the founding fathers fought in order to preserve their right to enslave others. Jun 27, 2014 gerald horne, your book, the counter revolution of 1776, is a direct rebuttal of this, as you call, creation myth. Read the counterrevolution of 1776 slave resistance and the origins of the united states of america by gerald horne available from rakuten kobo. Supporting his thesis with a copious amount of historical documentation, he presents a thoroughly convincing case and turns the conventional view of the united states birth story completely on its head.
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Slave resistance and the origins of the united states of america new york, 2014, the seemingly. While most histories of the founding of the united states tell an uplifting story, historian gerald horne s recent work, the counter revolution of 1776. In 2014, professor gerald horne of the university of houston published a book with a startling thesis. In this trailblazing book, gerald horne shows that in the prelude. Gerald horne is moores professor of history and african american studies at the university of houston, and has published three dozen books including, the counterrevolution of 1776. This was no genuine revolution, horne argued, but rather a counter revolution waged to defend slavery against the true revolutionary force, the abolitionist british empirehence. It was just past ten in the morning on 22 june 1772 in a london courtroom. Apr 22, 2014 horne history and africanamerican studiesuniv. The counterrevolution of 1776 ebook by gerald horne. That is to say that what helped to prompt july 4th, 1776, was the perception amongst european settlers on the north american mainland that london was moving rapidly towards abolition.
While most histories of the founding of the united states tell an uplifting story, historian gerald hornes recent work, the counter revolution of. The counterrevolution of 1776 museum of the american. Slave resistance and the origins of the united states of america by gerald horne overview illuminates how the preservation of slavery was a motivating factor for the revolutionary war the successful 1776 revolt against british rule in north america has been hailed almost universally as a great step forward for. But the africans then living in the colonies overwhelmingly sided with the british. The counter revolution of 1776 brings us to a radical new understanding of the. Slave resistance and the origins of the united states of america new york, 2014, the seemingly minor line in the doi quoted above reflects a central, fundamentally counter revolutionary motivation behind the fateful decision to break off from. Horne is a sloppy, careless writer relying on euphemism and the crass generalizations. In the conventional, celebratory liberal historical narrative about the founding fathers, the postrevolutionary persistence of slavery in the united states, along with womens lack of essential political and legal rights, has long been regarded as. The counterrevolution of 1776 by gerald horne audiobook. Former ucsb professor gerald horne, the awardwinning author of more than thirty books, discusses his book the counter revolution of. Historian gerald horne s counter revolution of 1776 tells the story of black slaves in america and in service of the american colonies from, roughly, the 17th century until the independence of the country from england. Despite all the praise of our supposed glorious and progressive revolution of 1776, horne correctly points out that the victors went on from there to crush indigenous polities, then moved overseas to do something similar in hawaii, cuba, and the philippines, then unleashed its counterrevolutionary force in 20thcentury guatemala, vietnam, laos, cambodia, indonesia, angola, south africa, iran, grenada, nicaragua, and other tortured sites too numerous to mention. In this trailblazing book, gerald horne complements his earlier celebratednegro comrades of the crown, by showing that in the prelude to 1776, the abolition of. In this trailblazing book, gerald horne shows that in the prelude to 1776, the.
Most importantly, it is a history that accounts for the fact that so many advances of democracy in the united states have been at the expense of africans and their descendants, people. The book sheds entirely new light on the idea of freedom, which was won at the expense of the thousands of africans who yearned for liberty as much as any of the founding fathers did. Apr 01, 2015 posted on april 1, 2015 by richardbaldwin gerald hornes basic thesis is implicit in his title. Horne came on my radar well over a year before i cracked open his landmark 2014 work the counterrevolution of 1776. Slave resistance and the origins of the usa and race war. Historian gerald horne s counterrevolution of 1776 tells the story of black slaves in america and in service of the american colonies from, roughly, the 17th century until the independence of the country from england. The successful 1776 revolt against british rule in north america has been hailed almost universally as a great step forw. Slave resistance and the origins of the united states of america new york, 2014.
Slave resistance and the origins of the united states of americ. The counterrevolution of 1776, slave resistance and the. Slave resistance and the origins of the united states of america as well as race to revolution. Wells and cheikh anta diop award recipient for outstanding scholarship and leadership in. The counterrevolution of 1776 by horne, gerald ebook. In this trailblazing book, gerald horne complements his earlier celebratednegro comrades of the crown, by showing that in the prelude to 1776, the abolition of slavery seemed all but inevitable in london, delighting africans as much as it outraged slaveholders, and sparking the colonial revolt.
Gerald horne s the counter revolution of 1776 strikingly places the american founding in its international setting and emphasizes that the slaveowning south seceded from the crown in a foreshadowing of the civil war. At least thats the surprising argument that historian gerald horne makes in the counterrevolution of 1776. I offer it for republication and hopefully wider readership in the wake of the great 2020 george floyd uprising, which has sparked a remarkable revisiting of the united. Slave resistance and the origins of the united states of america by gerald horne. Gerald horne discussing his book, the counter revolution of 1776. His frequent appearances on the independent news circuit more than showed his chops as a revolutionary historian, and this is a great book to begin with if you. White supremacy and the japanese attack on the british empire. Slave resistance and the origins of the united states of america kindle edition by horne, gerald.
Review of gerald horne, the counterrevolution of 1776 imho. We should understand that july 4th, 1776, in many ways, represents a counterrevolution. The counter revolution of 1776 brings us to a radical new understanding of the traditional heroic creation myth of the united states. Former ucsb professor gerald horne, the awardwinning author of more than thirty books, discusses his book the counter revolution of 1776 which argues that. Former ucsb professor gerald horne, the awardwinning author of more than thirty books, discusses his book the counterrevolution of. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read the counter revolution of 1776. Radical historian challenges traditional marxist view of. The counter revolution of 1776 and race to revolution. Aug 20, 2014 and as i said, his most recent book is the counter revolution of 1776. The socalled revolutionary war, horne writes, was in part a counter revolution, a conservative movement that the founding fathers fought in order to preserve their right to enslave others. The counterrevolution of 1776 and the construction of. Books by gerald horne author of the counterrevolution of. Gerald horne presents the counterrevolution of 1776.
Rather, horne demonstrates how the revolution reinvigorated the slave. The counterrevolution of 1776 gerald horne 9781479893409. In a simplified nutshell, gerald hornes argument in this book is that the revolution was in large measure a response to the colonists fear of. Gerald hornes the counterrevolution of 1776 perfecting. As the prolific historian gerald horne suggests in his recent book the counter revolution of 1776. Loaded with plenty of extraordinary evidence to support his extraordinary claims, professor horne attempts to correct this deficit in the counter revolution of 1776. Apr 18, 2014 gerald horne is moores professor of history and african american studies at the university of houston, and has published three dozen books including, the counterrevolution of 1776. Horne goes to show how american independence was a major loss for the slaves.
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