Reading Group: The Counter-Revolution of 1776
Start: 2026-07-08 18:00:00 UTC Eastern Daylight Time (US & Canada) (GMT-04:00)
End: 2026-07-08 19:45:00 UTC Eastern Daylight Time (US & Canada) (GMT-04:00)
Location: Albany Public Library - Howe Branch• 105 Schuyler Street, Albany, NY 12202 US
Event Type:
Hybrid (In-Person & Virtual Option)
A virtual link will be communicated before the event.
Join Capital District DSA in celebrating Juneteenth and the 250th anniversary of the United States by reading Gerald Horne's The Counter-Revolution of 1776: Slave Resistance and the Origins of the United States of America. This text examines the links between the American Revolution and the desire among American colonists to preserve slavery, challenging the traditional heroic creation myth of the United States.
This is Week 3 of 3 of this reading group. Readings for this discussion are:
Chapter 8. From Havana to Newport, Slavery Transformed: Settlers Rebel against London 184-208
Chapter 9. Abolition in London: Somerset’s Case and the North American Aftermath 209-232
Chapter 10. The Counter-Revolution of 1776 234-252
Please reach out to CDDSA at info@capitaldistrictdsa.org if you need assistance obtaining a copy of the readings!
