HIST 3100-001
2 February, 2018
Breaking Loose From Oppression
Everyone has the power to stand up to oppressive forces; to seek out the truth and find justice is a staple even in modern day America. While some people lend their support or help spread the word others go further and risk everything from their homes to their lives. Marjoleine Kars, author of Breaking Loose Together The Regulator Rebellion in Pre-Revolutionary North Carolina, puts forward two purposes for why she wrote this book; to bring forward a historical account of the lives of North Carolina citizens; and to understand, and help us understand, why these people would risk so much (3). Kars book is broken down into, what I feel is, the the main reasons for