The Bonds of Freedom - Dr. Jake Subryan Richards

About this episode

The episode explores the uncertain path to freedom for Africans rescued from the illegal slave trade in the nineteenth-century Atlantic World.

Dr. Lynn Price Robbins and Isaac S. Loftus welcome Dr. Jake Subryan Richards to examine the uncertain path to freedom for Africans rescued from the illegal slave trade in the nineteenth-century Atlantic World. Their stories reveal legal struggles, efforts to build new communities, and the ongoing fight for justice and autonomy amid persistent obstacles.   Please support this podcast by checking out our patreon: www.patreon.com/primarysourcemedia   CHAPTERS: 0:00 - Introductions 1:20 - What led to your research? 2:56 - Transatlantic History Beyond the US 4:25 - Contextualizing the Language Used in the Altlantic Slave Trade 9:47 - The Bonds of Freedom 12:42 - What is the 14 Year Rule and Who Started it? 17:35 - What Was the Moral Rationale? 21:26 - What Happened to the “Liberated” Africans? The Different Phases of the Courts 29:48 - Memories Before Enslavement 32:11 - Did The Privateers Collect Rewards After Liberating the Enslaved? 34:34 - Building Community After Liberation 36:39 - Differences Between Apprenticeship vs Slavery 41:09 - Implicit or Explicit Policing 42:36 - Slave Societies vs Societies with Slaves: The Ability to Gain Civil Rights 48:12 - Identity…

People in this episode

Hosts: Dr. Lynn Price Robbins, Isaac S. Loftus

Guest: Dr. Jake Subryan Richards

Topics covered

• freedom
• slave trade
• legal struggles
• community building
• justice
• autonomy
• Atlantic history

Keywords

• Africans
• slave trade
• freedom
• justice
• community
• Atlantic World
• legal struggles
• autonomy

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Organizations: Primary Source Media

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