Project Gutenberg 2006-06-16 Public domain in the USA. 68 Coffin, Joshua 1792 1864 An account of some of the principal slave insurrections, and others, which have occured, or been attempted, in the United States and elsewhere, during the last two centuries. Produced by Thanks to The University of Michigan's Making of America online book collection (http://www.hti.umich.edu/m/moa/) "An account of some of the principal slave insurrections, and others, which have occurred, or been attempted, in the United States and elsewhere, during the last two centuries" by Joshua Coffin is a historical account written in the mid-19th century. It presents an extensive examination of slave uprisings, primarily in the United States, over the previous two hundred years and discusses the socio-political implications of slavery and insurrections. The book is intended to shine a light on the dangers of slavery and advocate for immediate emancipation. In this work, Coffin meticulously details various insurrections, presenting both well-known events and lesser-known attempts at rebellion. He provides an overview of significant revolts such as those in St. Domingo, Virginia, and Nat Turner's rebellion, and he highlights the motivations behind these uprisings, which stemmed from the profound desire for freedom among enslaved populations. Coffin argues against the notion that emancipation would lead to chaos, instead supporting the view that freedom and immediate abolition are the solutions to the dangers posed by slavery. Through historical examples and a moral lens, he conveys the urgency of addressing these issues in order to prevent further bloodshed and suffering. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 63.1 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Slave insurrections -- United States E300 Text Category: History - Other Category: History - American Category: History - Modern (1750+) Category: Politics 114615 2025-07-08T05:18:47.776194 text/html 114436 2025-01-08T05:30:29.723611 text/html 152682 2025-07-08T05:18:53.974197 application/epub+zip 152707 2025-07-08T05:18:51.340184 application/epub+zip 102640 2025-07-08T05:18:50.124178 application/epub+zip 382065 2025-07-08T05:18:55.742195 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 371831 2025-07-08T05:18:53.176211 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 124508 2022-09-09T04:41:29.747306 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 101527 2025-07-08T05:18:47.513201 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 101096 2006-06-16T09:23:38 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18491 2025-07-08T05:18:55.862141 application/rdf+xml 26616 2025-07-08T05:18:50.616177 image/jpeg 4753 2025-07-08T05:18:50.369194 image/jpeg 38981 2006-06-16T09:23:54 application/octet-stream application/zip 151311 2025-07-08T05:18:47.786195 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia