Vincent Brown is a distinguished historian whose work centers on the history of African and African American studies. His research often delves into the intricate connections between power, slavery, and rebellion within American and Caribbean contexts. He presents his findings not only through traditional academic publications but also through innovative digital tools and award-winning documentary films, making historical events accessible to a wider audience.
"Tacky's revolt, in modern-day Jamaica, was the largest slave uprising in the eighteenth-century British Atlantic. A strikingly modern guerilla conflict, the revolt inspired both fear of and sympathy toward black lives. Vincent Brown offers a gripping account of the fighting and its reverberations across an interconnected world"-- Provided by publisher