When Black Americans stopped Singing and started Swinging Volume I: 1526-1865: The Hidden Stories & Strategic lessons of Foundational Black American resistance in America

When Black Americans Stopped Singing and Started Swinging is a bold, source-driven history and field manual that restores the fighting heartbeat of Foundational Black Americans. Spanning 1526 to 1865, it traces a 342-year war for freedom from San Miguel and Fort Mose to the maroon strongholds of the Great Dismal, from Dunmore and Colonel Tye to the colors advancing at New Market Heights and the climb up Peach Orchard Hill at Nashville. This book proves that our people did not wait for rescue. We chose the ground, built sanctuary, used deception and discipline, and turned rivalries into leverage until positions fell and regimes cracked. Each chapter delivers clean lessons you can use now, including five strategic takeaways that keep the standard moving and preserve initiative in any arena. Written with pride, receipts, and a steady cadence, this is the untold record of a nation within a nation and a call to carry the work forward.