Background
Born in Thibodaux, Louisiana, Rodriguez grew up in the community of Raceland, Louisiana.
(748 page glossy pictorial hardcover)
748 page glossy pictorial hardcover
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0313332738/?tag=2022091-20
( Slaves fought against their subhuman treatment in myria...)
Slaves fought against their subhuman treatment in myriad ways, from passive resistance to armed insurrection. They defined their sense of self and shared humanity through an unquenchable desire to seek freedom from their oppressors. The variety of methods used by slaves to resist the institution that sought to subjugate them indicates the immense fiction that they were lesser creatures animated only by brutish instinct. The many acts of slave resistance and rebellion essentially defined the humanity of the slave. This encyclopedia details how slaves struggled against their bondage, highlights key revolts, and delves into important cultural and religious ideas that nurtured slaves' hunger for freedom. Though the primary focus is North America, the work's scope also includes the immensely important slave resistance developments in the Caribbean and South America. Selected studies of slave resistance from classical antiquity will also be considered in this work.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0313332711/?tag=2022091-20
Born in Thibodaux, Louisiana, Rodriguez grew up in the community of Raceland, Louisiana.
From Louisiana State University (1987), and Doctor of Philosophy from Auburn University (1992).
After earning his Bachelor of Arts from Nicholls State University (1979), he taught in the public school system of Lafourche Parish, Louisiana, for nearly a decade. Rodriguez was elected to the position of Parish Councilman after Lafourche Parish, Louisiana, adopted a Home Rule Charter that instituted the council system of government. He served one term from 1979-1983.
He returned to graduate school, earning his Master of Arts Rodriguez has been a professor at Eureka since 1992.
The scholarly journals have given favorable reviews to his books one of which was awarded the top prize by the American Library Association for reference works. Thus Professor John K. Thornton, writing in a leading journal concludes regarding the two-volume The Historical Encyclopedia of World Slavery (1999), "On the whole, however, this is a valuable resource, and one that repays curious browsing as well as focused research.
lieutenant is well worthwhile for small libraries to pay the asking price for these large and handsome volumes." Rodriguez has often been called upon by the editors of leading journals to evaluate the latest scholarship, including the Journal of Illinois History, Civil War History, The Journal of Southern History, Louisiana History and The Journal of American History. John Greenfieldt and Patrice Bartell recommended his Encyclopedia of Slave Resistance and Rebellion for public library core collections, saying, it "provides a solid examination of the history of resistance to slavery and begins to examine some of the cultural issues that both maintained slavery and downplayed resistance….The text will serve as a good accompaniment to reference materials on slavery, so that readers understand that with slavery went resistance.
lieutenant is recommended for public and academic libraries."
In addition, he consulted on the development of the documentary Human Bondage, which aired as part of the History Channel"s History"s Mysteries series in 2000.
In 2002, Rodriguez helped draw national attention to the 500th anniversary of the beginning of the transatlantic slave trade. The journalist DeWayne Wickham described his efforts as "a perfect teachable moment for discussion and reflection" that was fitting for the event.
( Slaves fought against their subhuman treatment in myria...)
(748 page glossy pictorial hardcover)
