Berbice: a slave rebellion that nearly succeeded

<p>Historian Marjoleine Kars tells Elinor Evans about a little-known 1763 rebellion by enslaved people in Berbice, in present-day Guyana. Chronicled in her Cundill prize-shortlisted book&nbsp;<em>Blood on the River</em>, it was an event that revises our understanding of the actions of enslaved people at the dawn of the Age of Revolution.</p><p><br></p><p>(Ad) Marjoleine Kars is the author of&nbsp;<em>Blood on the River: A Chronicle of Mutiny and Freedom on the Wild Coast</em>&nbsp;(The New Press, 2020). Buy it now from Waterstones:</p><p><a href="https://go.skimresources.com/?id=71026X1535947&amp;xcust=historyextra-social-viewingguide&amp;xs=1&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.waterstones.com%2Fbook%2Fblood-on-the-river%2Fmarjoleine-kars%2F9781620974599" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://go.skimresources.com?id=71026X1535947&amp;xcust=historyextra-social-viewingguide&amp;xs=1&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.waterstones.com%2Fbook%2Fblood-on-the-river%2Fmarjoleine-kars%2F9781620974599</a></p> &#10;&nbsp;<br /><hr><p style='color: grey; font - size: 0.75em; '>See <a style='color: grey; ' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.</p>