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In 1741, the motley proletariat of New York conspired to burn their ruling class from their city, and it might have worked too! Refusing the relationships of exploitation and 'natural' hierarchies between them, John Hughson, John Gwin, Peg Kerry, 'Quack', and many others imagined a new world; but, the empire had its own ideas...

Reading: Linebaugh, Peter, and Marcus Rediker. The Many-Headed Hydra: Sailors, Slaves, Commoners, and the Hidden History of the Revolutionary Atlantic. Boston: Beacon Press, 2000.

The theme music for this episode was "Diaspora" by Gang Shot.
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All other music in this episode from pixabay.com and feslyianstudios.com except for:
"350" by Koleso Nešťastia available on bandcamp.com,
An Spailpín Fánach - Mundy and Kila,
The Mary Wallopers' "Beer and Tobacco" in this video,
and here's a performance of the 18th century 'slave song' from the episode.

Sound effects from freesound.org

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