josh graupera

Created by Dr. Ife Williams at Delaware County Community College, black slave revolts is a geopolitical representation of slave revolts by Africans and African descendants spanning roughly four and one-half centuries throughout Africa and the African Diaspora. This multimodal interactive map cites the chronology, frequency, and locations of revolts, illustrating that armed resistance took place from the onset of the European encounter including numerous attempts by victims to halt the trade in African people. The map markers incorporate descriptions, including persons involved and results, as displayed through video; audio; images; and text to contribute to the scholarship on resistance to enslavement. The digital revolt map can be used to consider a holistic approach to slavery including conditions; laws, particularly those on punishments; “thinking about revolting;” relationships within the enslaved community; and the role of international events that influenced the mobilization of African people.

To view the entire map, and see a list of contributing artists, click here.