Fugitive Science - (America and the Long 19th Century) by Britt Rusert (Paperback)

Fugitive Science: Empiricism and Freedom in Early African American Culture is a groundbreaking interdisciplinary study that uncovers the dynamic experiments of black artists, writers, and performers who confronted and refuted scientific racism in America.

This book chronicles a little-known story about race and science in America, revealing how African Americans transformed cultural spaces into laboratories of knowledge and experimentation to challenge the racist science of their day.

With rich interdisciplinary research, Rusert resurrects an important, neglected story about race and oppositional science in the antebellum US.

Fugitive Science makes natural science central to how we understand the origins and development of African American literature and culture, offering a pioneering book that will spark interest from anyone wishing to learn more on race and society.