Mapping Slave Uprisings Across the Eighteenth-Century British Atlantic
Department
History and Political Science
Major
History
Research Advisor
Pope, Justin
Advisor's Department
History and Political Science
Funding Source
FYRE Research Program
Abstract
In one of the first projects of its kind, this study examines the influence of news of slave rebellions on the colonies of the British America during the eighteenth century. Using newspapers from both England and colonial America, this project traces the speed and direction of specific reports of insurrection across the British Empire. It also seeks to understand whether printers changed reports of slave unrest as they shared stories between colonies and to explore the impact of news upon specific towns and colonies. The poster will include the text of a specific newspaper report of slave rebellion, a map illustrating the movement of news reports between colonies, and evidence of the influence of the report on colonial slave codes. In addition to these graphics on the poster, there will be text included to provide insight to the results uncovered and to give some additional background information to the project as a whole.
Biography
Arthur Schneider is a History major that is interested in American history with an emphasis on colonial America. While growing up on a farm close to the Missouri River in Central Missouri, he developed as a grade school student an interest in not only early American history but also the very beginnings of America that includes its time as colonies of the British Empire. While being fascinated by the stories of Lewis and Clark traveling up the Missouri River, it led to learning about America at its earliest. These include the Boston Massacre, the American Revolution, and the War of 1812 that have had a lasting effect on him, which helped him in deciding to become a History major.
Research Category
Arts and Humanities
Presentation Type
Poster Presentation
Document Type
Poster
Award
Arts and humanities poster session: First place
Location
Upper Atrium
Presentation Date
17 Apr 2018, 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Mapping Slave Uprisings Across the Eighteenth-Century British Atlantic
Upper Atrium
In one of the first projects of its kind, this study examines the influence of news of slave rebellions on the colonies of the British America during the eighteenth century. Using newspapers from both England and colonial America, this project traces the speed and direction of specific reports of insurrection across the British Empire. It also seeks to understand whether printers changed reports of slave unrest as they shared stories between colonies and to explore the impact of news upon specific towns and colonies. The poster will include the text of a specific newspaper report of slave rebellion, a map illustrating the movement of news reports between colonies, and evidence of the influence of the report on colonial slave codes. In addition to these graphics on the poster, there will be text included to provide insight to the results uncovered and to give some additional background information to the project as a whole.
