The Counter-Revolution of 1776 — Was the American Revolution Really About Liberty?
What if the American Revolution wasn't fought solely to secure liberty—but also to preserve slavery?
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In *The Counter-Revolution of 1776*, historian Gerald Horne presents a provocative reinterpretation of America's founding. Rather than viewing independence as an inevitable struggle for freedom, Horne argues that many colonial leaders feared Britain's growing movement toward abolition and saw independence as the best way to protect a slave-based economy. By placing slavery, imperial rivalry, and global politics at…
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