Date of Award
12-1974
Document Type
Thesis
Department
History
First Reader
Dr. S. Ray Granade
Abstract
Arkansas, unlike some slave holding states, was never the scene for actual mass uprisings or armed revolts by slaves. Actual acts of resistance and rumors of insurrections did occur in the state. The universal fear of insurrection that was present throughout the South also plagued the mind of the Arkansas slave owner. The fear was not new; since the beginning of slavery, the fear was present and as early as 1672, fear was expressed by the colonists of a slave uprising. Part of the fear was stemmed from conditions of slavery in Arkansas that were inducible to slave unrest.
Recommended Citation
Linville, Carol, "Slave Unrest in Arkansas" (1974). Honors Theses. 561.
https://scholarlycommons.obu.edu/honors_theses/561