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Staging Habla de Negros: Radical Performances of the African Diaspora in Early Modern Spain by Nicholas R. Jones (review)

Staging Habla de Negros: Radical Performances of the African Diaspora in Early Modern Spain by... Book Reviews { 945 also an important transitional moment in which revolutionaries shifted their attention from gaining independence to governing their independent state (211). This was the moment to unite “the People” and incorporate the disae ff cted into the new state rather than seeking revenge. Sullivan’s c - are ful reading of the petitions to halt the executions of Abraham Carlisle and John Roberts, two elderly Quakers and confessed British collaborators (the only 2 of the 129 men charged with treason who were executed), shows the shift in attitude from revenge to leniency for all but the most ardent L - oy alists. Secure in their independence, revolutionaries called for clemency (215–18). e Th Disae ff cted is an important book. It is carefully researched, tho - ught fully argued, and beautifully written. It contributes significantly to the - his toriography of the American Revolution, expanding our understanding of how political allegiances functioned and shifted during and aer t ft he r - up ture with Britain and the creation of an independent nation. Sulliva -n’s ex amination of the occupation of Philadelphia and the large group of people who tried to remain disengaged from the violent politics unfolding http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Early American Literature University of North Carolina Press

Staging Habla de Negros: Radical Performances of the African Diaspora in Early Modern Spain by Nicholas R. Jones (review)

Meadows, Harrison
Early American Literature , Volume 56 (3) – Oct 30, 2021
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Book Reviews { 945 also an important transitional moment in which revolutionaries shifted their attention from gaining independence to governing their independent state (211). This was the moment to unite “the People” and incorporate the disae ff cted into the new state rather than seeking revenge. Sullivan’s c - are ful reading of the petitions to halt the executions of Abraham Carlisle and John Roberts, two elderly Quakers and confessed British collaborators (the only 2 of the 129 men charged with treason who were executed), shows the shift in attitude from revenge to leniency for all but the most ardent L - oy alists. Secure in their independence, revolutionaries called for clemency (215–18). e Th Disae ff cted is an important book. It is carefully researched, tho - ught fully argued, and beautifully written. It contributes significantly to the - his toriography of the American Revolution, expanding our understanding of how political allegiances functioned and shifted during and aer t ft he r - up ture with Britain and the creation of an independent nation. Sulliva -n’s ex amination of the occupation of Philadelphia and the large group of people who tried to remain disengaged from the violent politics unfolding

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Published: Oct 30, 2021

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