Kevin Dawson, discusses, “Enslaved Ship Pilots in the Age of Revolutions”. Dawson is an Assistant Professor of History at the University of California, Merced. This discussion was included in the conference session topic, “Black Seamen and Pilots”.

Enslaved Ship Pilots in the Age of Revolutions

This conference explores the shadowy realms of the Atlantic that connected four continents but also disrupted its various imperial structures. The participants will investigate important historical and historiographical questions about the nature of unlawful exchanges and the relationship between settler-colonists, pirates, and smugglers in the creation of “illicit Atlantic worlds” beyond state control.

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Enslaved Ship Pilots in the Age of Revolutions

Enslaved Ship Pilots in the Age of Revolutions