Rebellious passage: the Creole revolt and America's coastal slave trade

In late October 1841, the Creole left Richmond with 137 slaves bound for New Orleans.

It arrived five weeks later minus the Captain, one passenger, and most of the captives.

Nineteen rebels had seized the US slave ship en route and steered it to the British Bahamas where the slaves gained their liberty.

Drawing upon a sweeping array of previously unexamined state, federal, and British colonial sources, 'Rebellious Passage' examines the neglected maritime dimensions of the extensive US slave trade and slave revolt.