The Bonds of Freedom - Dr. Jake Subryan Richards

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 - Introductions1:20 - What led to your research?2:56 - Transatlantic History Beyond the US4:25 - Contextualizing the Language Used in the Altlantic Slave Trade9:47 - The Bonds of Freedom12:42 - 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 Courts29:48 - Memories Before Enslavement32:11 - Did The Privateers Collect Rewards After Liberating the Enslaved?34:34 - Building Community After Liberation36:39 - Differences Between Apprenticeship vs Slavery41:09 - Implicit or Explicit Policing42:36 - Slave Societies vs Societies with Slaves: The Ability to Gain Civil Rights48:12 - Identity, Companionship and Life After54:35 - A Global Community57:21 - Reorienting Atlantic History1:01:48 - Closing Thoughts And Where to Visit EPISODE LINKS:Dr. Jake Subryan Richards - https://www.lse.ac.uk/International-History/People/academicStaff/richards/richardsThe Bonds of Freedom: Liberated Africans & the End of the Slave Trade - https://yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300263206/the-bonds-of-freedom/Transatlantic Slave Trade – https://www.gilderlehrman.org/history-resources/teacher-resources/historical-context-facts-about-slave-trade-and-slavery1807 British Abolition Act- https://www.ebsco.com/research-starters/law/1807-act-abolition-slave-trade-british-empire1808 U.S. Act Prohibiting the Importation of Slaves - https://www.archives.gov/education/lessons/slave-trade.htmlBlack Loyalists – https://www.ebsco.com/research-starters/history/black-loyalistsSierra Leone – https://www.britannica.com/place/Sierra-LeoneLiberia - https://www.britannica.com/place/LiberiaEusébio de Queirós - https://www.encyclopedia.com/humanities/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/queiros-coutinho-matoso-da-camera-eusebio-de-1812-1868U.S. Reconstruction - https://www.britannica.com/event/Reconstruction-United-States-historyPan-Africanism - https://www.britannica.com/topic/Pan-AfricanismJames Africanus Horton - https://blackpast.org/global-african-history/horton-james-africanus-beale-1835-1883/W.E.B. Du Bois - https://www.britannica.com/biography/W-E-B-Du-BoisA Story of Bones - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt19796824/PODCAST INFO:Podcast website: 2c4hpod.comApple Podcasts:https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/2-complicated-4-history/id1664183536Spotify:https://open.spotify.com/show/3svQpZfxhVQnYJMESpp842?si=514780ada34d4aab Full episodes playlist:   https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLX2x56DEw1y7EYWxfufgfSR951RrdsXet&si=TuDcpAjaeQx-vjkH SOCIAL:- Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/2c4hPodcast- Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/2c4h_podcast