How enslaved people fought for freedom across the Atlantic

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🗓️ 14 October 2025

⏱️ 38 minutes

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From armed uprisings in the Caribbean to the hidden power of ritual, song and solidarity, the story of enslaved people’s resistance is far richer and more radical than has often been told. In this episode, Sudhir Hazareesingh speaks to Danny Bird about his new book Daring to be Free, which draws on fragmentary archives and oral traditions to highlight the forgotten people who resisted their enslavers, explores the global reverberations of the Haitian Revolution, and reveals the central role of women in shaping struggles for freedom. (Ad) Sudhir Hazareesingh is the author of Daring to be Free: Rebellion and Resistance of the Enslaved in the Atlantic World (Allen Lane, 2025). Buy it now from Amazon: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Daring-Free-Rebellion-Resistance-Enslaved/dp/0241606500/ref=sr_1_2?dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.b6yN3LvCqOXHnbafxbsRtFVXi1MIfRs1ljt6Ar5Io28.-VyNROFt1yj3lPJ-vTK5dfBMlgWatp58lQMUrAJTHgM&dib_tag=se&qid=1757509896&refinements=p_lbr_books_authors_browse-bin%3ASudhir+Hazareesingh&s=books&sr=1-2&tag=bbchistory045-21&ascsubtag=historyextra-social-histboty. The HistoryExtra podcast is produced by the team behind BBC History Magazine. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:05.4	Welcome to the History Extra podcast, fascinating historical conversations from the makers of BBC History
1:13.1	magazine. From armed uprisings to the hidden power of ritual song and solidarity,
1:21.1	the story of enslaved people's resistance is far richer and more radical than has often been told.
1:27.5	In this episode, Sudhir Hazari Singh speaks to Danny Bird about his new book Daring to
1:33.3	be free, which draws on fragmentary archives and oral traditions to highlight the forgotten
1:39.3	people who resisted their enslavers, explored the global reverberations of the Haitian revolution,
1:45.8	and revealed the central role of women in shaping struggles for freedom.
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